![]() ![]() I think it's his best song by far and that's sayin' something about his catalog of hits. Mellencamp draws you in early and never lets you go on this song. ![]() You know he thinks that he's got it so good." Markantney from Biloxi, MsIf there's a BETTER opening verse than,.I love that song and I always loved Jack and Diane. Cathy from Tennessee Pink Houses always reminded me of the houses lined up in the hills of San Francisco.Any thoughts on the meaning of the lyric would be appreciated. They share Midwest origins, and both are painters. Dylan says Mellencamp is a good songwriter. It doesn't disappoint me, but it puzzles me. John from 72712"Cause the simple man baby pays the thrills, The bills and the pills that kill"- Can anyone suggest a meaning for this lyric? A simple explanation might be: "Cause the simple man baby pays (for) the thrills, The bills and the pills that kill" I found a quote that Mellencamp was disappointed with the last verse of Pink Houses which I think is this verse.My interpretation of the song in general is that there are two different versions of America, one for the wealthy, and one for everyone else, and that the lyrics of the last verse were just another example of that. Meaning (to me) that wealthy people can go on vacations to wherever they want without a care in the world (and no thought for those who don't have the means), but working class people can't do that, their "thrills" cost them big-time - either in the form of bills for vacations and other things they can't afford (loans, credit card debt, etc.), or by turning to drugs as an escape from the endless cycle and struggle of living paycheck to paycheck. BUT (on the other hand) "the simple man pays for thrills - with bills, and pills that kill". My interpretation of those particular lyrics is that they refer back to the line "Well there's people, and more people, what do they know.Go to work in some high rise, and vacation down at the Gulf of Mexico". ![]()
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