[00:00.00]Written by
[00:02.11]John Mellencamp and
[00:05.28]Randy Handley
[00:07.41]She's got tights on her legs
[00:09.30]She's got a floppy
[00:10.41]French hat
[00:11.88]Voodoo in her eyes
[00:13.38]An endangered species on her back
[00:15.78]She talks about the movies
[00:17.76]She likes to talk about art
[00:19.47]She can show you a good time
[00:21.30]But you'll never touch her heart
[00:23.55]CHORUS Mama why do
[00:26.40]I always fall for the crazy ones
[00:31.44]Mama why do they lay so heavy on my heart
[00:39.18]Well I'm drawn to the devil every time we kiss
[00:47.37]Mama why do the crazy ones leave me feeling like this
[00:59.04]She's got backstage access
[01:01.53]And she's a dancin' in the aisles
[01:03.60]She looks a little sad and crooked
[01:05.73]When you see her smile
[01:07.56]She's got the magic heart
[01:09.12]She says you cannot understand
[01:11.49]She's got a secret hurt
[01:13.02]She ain't gonna share with no man
[02:26.13]CHORUS She's got her mind on her business
[02:28.80]She never wants to be broke
[02:31.05]Well, I hate to see her suffer
[02:32.85]But she just does not get the joke
[02:35.22]I can't afford her style of living
[02:36.87]I can't afford to get so mad
[03:03.42]Every time
[03:15.45]I think about her
[03:35.94]It just makes me sad
[03:44.64]CHORUS

Written by
John Mellencamp and
Randy Handley
She's got tights on her legs
She's got a floppy
French hat
Voodoo in her eyes
An endangered species on her back
She talks about the movies
She likes to talk about art
She can show you a good time
But you'll never touch her heart
CHORUS Mama why do
I always fall for the crazy ones
Mama why do they lay so heavy on my heart
Well I'm drawn to the devil every time we kiss
Mama why do the crazy ones leave me feeling like this
She's got backstage access
And she's a dancin' in the aisles
She looks a little sad and crooked
When you see her smile
She's got the magic heart
She says you cannot understand
She's got a secret hurt
She ain't gonna share with no man
CHORUS She's got her mind on her business
She never wants to be broke
Well, I hate to see her suffer
But she just does not get the joke
I can't afford her style of living
I can't afford to get so mad
Every time
I think about her
It just makes me sad
CHORUS