John Mellencamp - It All Comes True lyrics

I stand here a black man I have no history

I was brought up in east chicago and I grew up on the streets

The chains around the playground were the chains around my heart

The brand upon my shoulder well it reminds you who you are

Chorus:

And it all comes true yes it all comes true

Like a wheel inside a wheel it turns on you

And you think, what have I done? what can I do?

What you believe about yourself

It all comes true

I was just a young girl my mother called me hon

My father was unhappy 'cause I should have been his son

They said, learn to be a waitress and learn to be a wife

And be thankful for a chance to live an ordinary life

Chorus:

And it all comes true yes it all comes true

Like a wheel inside a wheel it turns on you

And you think, what have I done? what can I do?

What you believe about yourself

It all comes true

My life is a contradiction of sorrow and desire

I drag my heart across the ash to throw it on the fire

Maybe there's a reason and could there be a plan

Or are we all just fools to think we'll understand

Chorus:

And it all comes true yes it all comes true

Like a wheel inside a wheel it turns on you

And you think, what have I done? what can I do?

What you believe about yourself

It all comes true

And it all comes true yes it all comes true

Like a wheel inside a wheel it turns on you

And you think, what have I done? what can I do?

What you believe about yourself

It all comes true