Written by John Mellencamp



There's a void in my heart

I can't seem to fill.

Been a parent, had three children

And a big house on the hill.

Hundred dollar in my pocket

And it didn't buy a thing.

Now there's a void in my heart

And a hole in my dreams.



Well I poured miles of concrete

And strung wire for telephones,

Dug ditches when I was a young boy

When I first left my parents' home.

Sang my songs for millions of people,

Sang good and bad news,

Now there's a void in my heart

And a fire at my fuse.



Well I did everything just like they said

So I could find happiness.

Went to school and got a college degree

And at my job I did my best.

As I sit here alone tonight

I see a billion just like me

With a void in their hearts and running from eternity.



There's a void in my heart I can't seem to fill.

I do charity work when I believe in the cause

But in my soul it bothers me still.

Hey, Lord, well you made me like I am.

Can You heal this restlessness?

Will there be a void in my heart

When they carry me out to rest