Peaceful World

Lyrics

[Intro: Choir] Hey yeah, hey yeah, hey yeah, yeah Hey yeah, hey yeah, hey yeah [Chorus: John Mellencamp, John Mellencamp & India.Arie] Come on baby, take a ride with me I'm up from Indiana down to Tennessee Everything is cool as can be In a peaceful world [Verse 1: John Mellencamp, John Mellencamp & India.Arie] Well, people know this world is a wreck We're sick and tired of being politically correct I see through it now but I didn't at first The hypocrites made it worse and worse Looking down their noses what people say These are just words and words are okay It's what you do and not what you say If you're not part of the future then get out of the way [Chorus: John Mellencamp & India.Arie, Choir] Come on baby, take a ride with me (Come on baby, take a ride) I'm up from Indiana down to Tennessee Everything is cool as can be In a peaceful world [Post-Chorus: Choir] Hey yeah, hey yeah, hey yeah [Verse 2: India.Arie, John Mellencamp, Both] Racism lives in the U.S.A.  Get hip to what Martin Luther King had to say I don't want my kids being brought up this way Hatred to each other is not okay Well, I'm not a preacher, just a singer, son I can see more work to be done It's what you do and not what you say If you're not part of the future then get out of the way [Chorus: John Mellencamp & India.Arie, Choir] Come on baby, take a ride with me (Come on baby, take a ride) I'm up from Indiana down to Tennessee (Da-da-da, da-da) Everything is cool as can be In a peaceful world So lay back the top and ride with me (Come on baby, take a ride) I'm up from Indiana down to Tennessee (Da-da-da, da-da) Everything is cool as can be In a peaceful world [Bridge: Choir] Da-da-da, da-da Da-da-da, da-da Da-da-da, da-da [Instrumental Break] [Verse 3: John Mellencamp, India.Arie, Both] Money's good, the work's okay Looks like everything is rollin' our way 'Til you gotta look the devil in the eye You know that bastard's one big lie So be careful with your heart and what you love Make sure that it was sent from above It's what you do and not what you say If you're not part of the future then get out of the way [Chorus: John Mellencamp & India.Arie, Choir] Come on baby, take a ride with me (Come on baby, take a ride) I'm up from Indiana down to Tennessee (Da-da-da, da-da) Everything is cool as can be In a peaceful world So lay back the top and ride with me (Come on baby, take a ride) I'm up from Indiana down to Tennessee (Da-da-da, da-da) Everything is cool as can be In a peaceful world [Outro: Choir] Hey yeah, hey yeah, hey yeah, yeah Hey yeah, hey yeah, hey yeah Hey yeah, hey yeah, hey yeah, yeah Hey yeah, hey yeah, hey yeah Hey yeah, hey yeah, hey yeah, yeah Hey yeah, hey yeah, hey yeah