We’re still just two American elders doing the best that we can. Life really does go on long after the thrill of living is gone.ĭiane (laughing): You’ll have to pardon Jack. It is Owen's first single from his sixth studio album Greetings from. It was written by David Ray, Tommy Cecil, Jody Stevens, Craig Wiseman, and John Mellencamp, with production handled by Joey Moi. We’re nearly seventy years old and we’ve both got some health issues. ' I Was Jack (You Were Diane) ' is a song recorded by American country music singer Jake Owen. In 2014 Mellencamp revealed that the song was originally about an interracial couple, where Jack was African American and not a football star, but he was. Jack: Well, we’re in quarantine because of this damn Coronavirus. Raising seven kids wasn’t easy in our day and it can’t be easy these days either. Jack: Damn right! Those changes, they come around real soon and make us women and men.ĭiane: Also, make sure to use birth control. What advice would you give to young lovers these days?ĭiane: Well, I’d tell them to hold onto sixteen for as long as they can. You’ve been gainfully employed at the local laundromat ever since, right Diane? We couldn’t sit around and let the bible belt save our souls anymore. Scratches his head and does his best James Dean. When Diane was interested in getting a job to help supplement our income I told her she wasn’t missing a thing.ĭiane: I got a job anyway. Diane sitting on Jackys lap got his hands between her knees. Jack: Well, after I tore up my knee in the state championship, I ran off to the city for a job as a Wal-Mart greeter. Jack, you were supposed to be a famous football star, right? We thought the fame would last forever but eventually Mellencamp wrote more hits about other people and places and our light faded.ĭiane (laughing): After a few years, we didn’t even have enough money to purchase one of those pink houses John was singing about! But it’s okay. Jack (scratching his head and doing his best James Dean): Honestly, it all happened so fast. Jack was always trying to get them off of me. What exactly are Bobby Brooks and why do they need to be dribbled off?ĭiane: Bobby Brooks were a tight brand of jeans girls wore back in the 1980’s. In retrospect, condoms would’ve been a good idea. Diane (laughing): Well, how in the hell do you think we ended up with seven kids?
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