Justice And Independence '85
by John Mellencamp
From the album: Scarecrow
Duration: 03:31
Lyrics for Justice And Independence '85
He was born on the fourth day of July So his parents called him Independence Day He married a girl named Justice Who gave birth to a son called the Nation Then she walked away Independence would daydream and he'd pretend That someday him and Justice and Nation would be together again But Justice held up in a shotgun shack, wouldn't let nobody in So a Nation cried Oh oh, when a Nation cries His tears fall down like a missile from the skies Justice look into Independence's eyes Can you make everything alright? And can you keep your Nation warm tonight? Well, Nation grew up and got himself a reputation Couldn't keep the boy at home, no no He just kept running 'round and around and around and around Independence and Justice, well they felt so ashamed When the Nation fell down they argued "who is to blame?" Nation if you'll just come home we'll have this family again Oh Nation don't cry Oh oh, when a Nation cries His tears fall down like missiles from the skies Justice look into Independence's eyes Can you make everything alright Can you keep your Nation warm tonight Roll a rock around the country, yeah yeah Everybody come along When you're feelin' down, yeah yeah Just sing this song, yeah yeah