John Mellencamp

Songwriter: John Mellencamp

Producer: John Mellencamp

Well, we're droppin' our bombs
In the southern hemisphere
And people are starving
That live right here
And they're tearing down walls
In the name of peace
And they're killing each other
In the Middle East

But love and happiness
Have forgotten our names
And there's no value left
In love and happiness

They raise the price of oil
And they censor our mouths
If you're a young couple today
Forget buying a house
And we wage our wars
In the neighborhoods
We kill the young to feed the old
And man that ain't no good

But love and happiness
Have forgotten our names
And there's no value left
In love and happiness

So, if you sell arms
Or you run dope
You got respect
And you got hope
But the rest of us die
On your battle fields
With wounds that fester and bleed
But never heal

But love and happiness
Have forgotten our names
And there's no value left
In love and happiness

And love and happiness
And love and happiness
Have forgotten our names
And there's no value left
In love and happiness

Love and happiness
Love and happiness
Love and happiness

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

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Words & Music: John Mellencamp’s Greatest Hits

From the albums

Whenever We Wanted (1991)
Rough Harvest (1999)
Words & Music: John Mellencamp’s Greatest Hits (2004)
On the Rural Route 7609 (2010)

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John Mellencamp

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