Mellencamp John Cougar - Theyre So Tough Lyrics

Suzanne divorced her husband
She got the kyes to the car and the home
But her friends were really his friends
No one stops by to see her much any more
So one night she goes back down to the old haunts
That once upon a time were her own
She didn't know nobody out there no more
And the whole experience just made her feel so old
She says
CHORUS
I want to live the real life
I want to live my life close to the bone
Just because I'm middle-aged that don't mean
I want to sit around my house and watch TV
I want the real life
I want to live the real life
Jackson Jackson was a good kid
He had four years of college and a Bachelor's degree
Started workin' when he was 21
Got fed up and quit
When he was 43
He said,