(John Mellencamp/George Green) This land, today, shall draw its last breath And take into its ancient depths This frail reminder of its giant, dreaming
So you went to a party at Jacqualine Onassis If you're so amart why don't you wear glasses So you can see what you're doin' to me So you can see what
I stand here a black man I have no history I was brought up in East Chicago And I grew up on the streets The chains around the playground were the chains
In a hand painted night, me and Gypsy Scotty are partners At the Hotel Flamingo, wearing black market shoes This loud Cuban band is crucifying John Lennon
When paradise is no longer fit for you to live in And your adolescent dreams are gone Through the days you feel a little used up And you don't know where
A cold day in December And I'm still here alone I look through my window and I surrender Should be gone But I've not place to go CHORUS Last chance to
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 Nation
Here are the Lyrics to the song "Love and Happiness" by John Cougar Mellencamp, Love and Happiness Well, we're droppin' our bombs In the southern hemisphere
Well, west of Zion They got a hot sport brewing Handcuffs and kisses For the people who live there Guitar player's playing Cinderella saying Hey, boys
I met my girl She was livin' in the melting pot I touched her skin It was greasy from the melting pot Get yourself a weapon Cause they slice you up in
Guilty 'till proven innocent I'm thinking about the government Wondering where the money went Into outer space I guess Lying cs's everywhere Pretty boys
She calls me up and says baby it's a lonely ol' night I don't know I'm just so scared and lonely all at the same time Nobody told us it was gonna work
This ain't no make believe I ain't foolin' around this time You can believe what you want to believe It's a sin the way we've wasted our time Make me
She had a dream And boy it was a good one So she chased after her dream With much desire But when she got too close To her expectations Well the dream
There's a band playing down the street we could see, yeah Movie showing down at the Von Lee A church supper with Grandma and Grandad Let's go out and
Let's get to the point now Just because we've got the same mom and dad That don't mean I'm your keeper That don't mean I owe anything to you You don't
Never wanted to be no pop singer never wanted to write no pop songs. never had no weird hair to get my songs over never wanted to hang out after the
Some people ain't no damn good You can't trust 'em you can't love 'em No good deed goes unpunished And I don't mind bein' their whippin' boy I've had