Songwriter: John Mellencamp

Producer: John Mellencamp Don Gehman

[Verse 1]
As I run through this life
Sometimes it breaks my heart
Seein' old people goin' downtown
Stumblin' their way through the dark
And the little babies cry
For their mothers' warmth
Sometimes I feel so helpless
I don't know where to start

[Chorus]
And the face of the nation
Keeps changin' and changin'
The face of the nation
I don't recognize it no more
The face of the nation
The face of the nation

[Verse 2]
So many lonely people
Damn those broken dreams
Yes I know it could be better
You say that about anything
Some got it worse than me (Oh)
Some got it worse than you
See the people starvin' underneath the tree (Oh)
You wonder what happened to the golden rule

[Chorus]
And the face of the nation
Keeps changin' and changin'
The face of the nation
I don't recognize it no more
The face of the nation
Yeah the face of the nation

[Verse 3]
You know babe I'm gonna keep on tryin'
To put things right
If only for me and you
'Cause the devil sleeps tonight

[Chorus]
And the face of the nation
Keeps changin' and changin'
The face of the nation
I don't recognize it no more
And the face of the nation
Keeps changin' and changin'
The face of the nation
I don't recognize it no more
The face of the nation (Oh)
Hey the face of the nation

[Outro]
Face of the nation (Oh)
Hey the face of the nation
Face of the nation (Oh)
Hey the face of the nation
Face of the nation (Oh)
Face of the nation
Face of the nation (Oh)
Hey the face of the nation

John Mellencamp

John J Mellencamp, also known as John Cougar Mellencamp, is an American musician, singer-songwriter, painter, and actor. He is known for his catchy, populist brand of heartland rock, which emphasize with the working class.

John Mellencamp has released 22 studio albums, with a career that began in 1976 and still goes on today.

His most recent release was 2014’s Plain Spoken