Discover the story of the song > Pink Houses – John Mellencamp

The song talks about different people in America living their lives in different ways. There's a black man who thinks he's got it good even though there's a highway running through his front yard. There's also a woman cleaning up in the kitchen while her partner tells her romantic things. The song talks about how America has winners and losers, but it's the simple people like you and me who keep the bills paid. In the end, the song says that America is a home of freedom and everyone can have their own little place, like a pink house.