John Mellencamp - Justice And Independence '85 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 And she walked away Independence would daydream and he'd pretend That some day him and Justice and Nation'd 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 missiles from the skies Justice look into Independence's eyes Can you make everything alright? And can you keep your old Nation warm tonight? Well, Nation grew up and got himself a big 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 was to blame And 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 sky 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