Mellencamp's "Our Country"

Music and Lyrics by John Mellencamp

Well I can stand beside
Ideals I think are right
And I can stand beside
The idea to stand and fight

And I do believe
There's a dream for everyone
This is our country

There's room enough here
For science to live
And there's room enough here
For religion to forgive
And try to understand
All the people of this land
This is our country

From the east coast
To the west coast
Down the Dixie Highway
Back home
This is our country

That poverty could be
Just another ugly thing
And bigotry would be
Seen only as obscene
And the ones that run this land
Help the poor and common man
This is our country

The dream is still alive
Some day it will come true
And this country it belongs
To folks like me and you
So let the voice of freedom
Sing out through this land
This is our country

Did Mellencamp write this with JRE in mind? You decide. Meantime, go here to listen.

I can't wait to get the CD next month!

Hat-tip to Thunderhawk, an OAC supporter from Iowa.

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