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
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
more tracks from the album
Scarecrow
- Small Town
- Rain on the Scarecrow
- Justice and Independence ’85
- Small Town (Acoustic Version)
- Between a Laugh and a Tear
- Rumbleseat
- Lonely Ol’ Night
- You’ve Got to Stand for Somethin’
- The Face of the Nation
- Grandma’s Theme
- Minutes to Memories
- The Kind of Fella I Am
- R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. (A Salute to 60's Rock)
From the album
- Scarecrow (1985)
John Mellencamp popular songs
- Jack & Diane
- Pink Houses
- Hurts So Good
- Small Town
- Check It Out
- Authority Song
- Rain on the Scarecrow
- I Need a Lover
- Cherry Bomb
- Nothing’s for Free
- Cold Sweat (Live)
- Wild Night (Acoustic version)
- Crazy Island
- The Face of the Nation
- Days of Farewell
- Get a Leg Up
- Rodeo Clown
- When Margaret Comes to Town
- I Ain’t Ever Satisfied
- Junior
- Just Like You
- Lonely Ol’ Night (live)
- Great Mid-West
- Take Home Pay