Theo and Weird Henry Songtext
von John Mellencamp

Henry worked at Sears or somewhere
Theo did, too
They both got themselves a van together
1972 Ford
Drove it around all night long playing music very, very loud
Big noise, all the time
Little legends in a little town

Moments of time they shared together
Moments of time between two friends
Standing on the street corner with their shirts unbuttoned
There was a moment in time they swore they were friends until the end


Couple of wild, wild boys
They told me they could hear the grass growin′
Theo used to say "Hey, Henry, man
I'm screwin′ this cat
You're just holdin' it"
I never knew what they was talking about
But they laughed like they both thought it was funny
Theo and weird Henry went chasing after somethin′
And neither one of them believin′ in nothin'

Moments in time they shared together
Called themselves the "He-Man Women Lovers Club"
Throwin′ pop bottles against the wall just to get some attention
There was a moment in time they swore they were friends until the end

Theo's out there living it up, doing a little earth shaking, somewhere
Henry sent a postcard from a better place
But I can see ′em both sitting there laughing and breathing
I can still see that smile on weird Henry's face

Moments in time they shared together
Moments in time between two friends
Dancing on that old van with their shirts wide open
And there was a moment in time they swore they were blood brothers until the end