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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
John Mellencamp
John Mellencamp
Vocals
Malcolm Burn
Malcolm Burn
Organ
Mike Wanchic
Mike Wanchic
Dulcimer
David Grissom
David Grissom
Guitar
Kenny Aronoff
Kenny Aronoff
Drums
Lisa Germano
Lisa Germano
Violin
Pat Peterson
Pat Peterson
Background Vocals
Toby Myers
Toby Myers
Bass
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
John Mellencamp
John Mellencamp
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
John Mellencamp
John Mellencamp
Producer
Malcolm Burn
Malcolm Burn
Producer
David Leonard
David Leonard
Producer
Mike Wanchic
Mike Wanchic
Producer
Rick Fettig
Rick Fettig
Assistant Engineer

Lyrics

What if I came knocking
On your front door some night?
Would you open the window
And drop me down the key?
And what if I came knocking
On your bedpost that same night?
Would you open up your heart
Or try to get the best of me?
What if I came knocking
On your brain the next day
And ask for your truth
And your love and your honesty?
Would you build up your big walls
Or try to hide behind that smile?
Or would you try to pull the wool right over me?
So what if I came knocking?
What if I came knocking?
What if I came knocking?
What if I came knocking?
So what if I came kicking
And it scared you a little bit
And I came on strong? Would you think
That there's something wrong with me?
Or could it be your fears
Of trying something real?
Or just afraid to touch a
A guy like me?
What if I came knocking?
What if I came knocking?
What if I came knocking?
What if I came knocking?
What if I came knocking
On your front door some night? Ah-ah
So let's just say it worked out
Like a storybook dream
And we lived happily ever after
Fa-la-la-la
But what if I came crying
After just a few weeks
And said I misread my heart?
This is not really meant to be, yeah
So if you hear some knocking
On your window tonight
You can bet that it's, uh, probably me
But let it be known
That we're just a pair of tumbling dice
And the outcome of these crap shoots
Is hard to see
So what if I came knocking?
What if I came knocking?
So what if I came knocking?
What if I came knocking?
So what if I came knocking
On your front door tonight? Ah-ha
What if I came knocking?
So what if I came knocking?
Knock, knock, knock, knock, knock, knocking
What if I came knocking?
Hey, yeah
And kick, kick, kick
What if I came knocking?
What if I came knocking
On your front porch tonight, tonight?
Written by: John Mellencamp
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