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PERFORMING ARTISTS
John Mellencamp
John Mellencamp
Vocals
Larry Crane
Larry Crane
Guitar
Mike Wanchic
Mike Wanchic
Guitar
Toby Myers
Toby Myers
Bass
Kenny Aronoff
Kenny Aronoff
Drums
John Cascella
John Cascella
Keyboards
Jack Wilkins
Jack Wilkins
Alto Saxophone
Richard Fanning
Richard Fanning
Trumpet
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
John Mellencamp
John Mellencamp
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
John Mellencamp
John Mellencamp
Producer
Don Gehman
Don Gehman
Producer
George Tutko
George Tutko
Mixing Engineer
Greg Edward
Greg Edward
Mixing Engineer
Rick Fettig
Rick Fettig
Assistant Engineer

Lyrics

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
Writer(s): John Mellencamp Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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