DID YOU SAY SUCH A THING

John Mellencamp's album version



Did you say such a thing
Did you say such a thing
Word in the papers you've been talking smack about me
Did you say such a thing

I may not amount to much in a lot of ways
But I can't be as bad as the things that you say
Did you say such a thing
Why would you say such a thing
Word out in the papers you've been talking smack about me
Did you say such a thing

What people say about me don't amount to much
I guess some may be true but who can you trust
Did you say such a thing
How come you said such a thing

Whoa!

You say you keep the secret, it's just the people that you tell
Well here's a little secret, you can go straight to hell
Did you say such a thing
Did you say such a thing
Word out on the corner you've been talking shit about me
Did you say such a thing
Now did you say such a thing

I guess I'll see you tomorrow, unless you'd be gone
Never too soon for me, you got your bird seed all wrong
Did you say such a thing
Did you say such a thing
Word in the paper you've been talking smack about me
Did you say such a thing
Did you say such a thing
Did you say such a thing
Why would you say such a thing
Why would you say such a thing
Ah the Lord loves a liar

Why would you say such a thing


Info

DID YOU SAY SUCH A THING is a song written by John Mellencamp and released on his 2022 album Strictly A One-Eyed Jack. The above lyrics are for John Mellencamp's album version of DID YOU SAY SUCH A THING as released in 2022.


DID YOU SAY SUCH A THING features a guest appearance by Bruce Springsteen on electric guitar and backing vocals. The parts above in bold are where Springsteen joins in on backing vocals and the part in bold italic is by Springsteen alone.

Strictly A One-Eyed Jack

Strictly A One-Eyed Jack is John Mellencamp's 25th studio album. It features a guest appearance by Bruce Springsteen on three tracks: DID YOU SAY SUCH A THING, WASTED DAYS, and A LIFE FULL OF RAIN. Springsteen and Mellencamp recorded the three songs together at Belmont Mall Studio (Mellencamp's personal recording studio) in Belmont, IN ― the two were sighted together on 11 Apr 2021 in Bloomington, IN.

On 15 May 2021, during part two of Clive Davis's exclusive and virtual pre-Grammy gala, John Mellencamp revealed that he had teamed up with Springsteen in the studio. "Bruce is singing on the new record and is playing guitar," Mellencamp told Billboard. "I finished the record a week ago today."

During the 09 Jun 2021 episode of his From My Home To Yours show on Sirius XM's E Street Radio channel, just before playing John Mellencamp's DON'T NEED THIS BODY, Springsteen mentioned that he collaborated with his "good friend" Mellencamp. "I've played on a few of Johnny's tracks on his upcoming record," he said. "We had a great time out there in Bloomington, Indiana."

The following day, during a phone call with host Jim Rotolo on Sirius XM's E Street Radio channel, Springsteen elaborated more. "I worked on three songs on John [Mellencamp]'s album, and I spent some time in Indiana with him," he told Rotolo. "I love John a lot and he's a great songwriter, and we've actually become very close. And I've had a lot of fun with him. So I sang a little bit on his, his music... he's got a terrific record that I think is coming out in the fall, I think, you know, I'm not exactly sure."

Strictly A One-Eyed Jack was released on 21 Jan 2022 on Republic Records. The album was produced by John Mellencamp, recorded by David Leonard assisted by Scott Davis and Michael Stucker at Belmont Mall Studios, mixed by David Leonard assisted by Scott Davis and Michael Stucker at Belmont Mall Studios, and mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering Studios.

John Mellencamp -- Strictly A One-Eyed Jack
John Mellencamp -- Strictly A One-Eyed Jack

CD - Republic Records (B0034978-02) - USA, 2022
LP - Republic Records (B0035039-01) - USA, 2022

Live History

Bruce Springsteen has never performed DID YOU SAY SUCH A THING live.

Available Versions

List of available versions of DID YOU SAY SUCH A THING on this website:

DID YOU SAY SUCH A THING [John Mellencamp's album version]

Page last updated: 23 Jan 2022