Mellencamp Returned To The Studio To Finish Recording His 26th Album This Summer

Mellencamp returned to the studio to finish recording his 26th album this summer.  

Here is a preview of one of the new song lyrics. 

“The Eyes of Portland”

As I saw through the eyes of Portland one day
There were so many homeless
They’d all gone astray
They slept on the corners during the day
As not to be harmed
When the sun went away

There were old ones and young ones
White ones and black
They were all shapes and sizes
With rags on their backs
So many people
Mixed up in this stew
With no place to go
And nothing to do

Chorus:

All of these homeless
Where do they come from
In this land of plenty
Where nothing gets done
To help those who are empty
And unable to run
Your tears and prayers won’t help the homeless

Some are mentally ill
Some are higher than kites
Selling their bodies
As day turns to night
Where are their loved ones
Does anyone care
To be lost and alone
In the middle of nowhere

All of these homeless
Where do they come from
In this land of plenty
Where nothing gets done
To help those who are empty
And unable to run
Your tears and prayers won’t help the homeless

What will it take
For this country to see
For the grace of God go they
And not you and me
The fallen and forgotten
Who are down on their knees
Living here in the gutters
In this land of the free

All of these homeless
Where do they come from
In this land of plenty
Where nothing gets done
To help those who are empty
And unable to run
Your tears and prayers won’t help the homeless
Your tears and prayers won’t help the homeless