Now More Than Ever

There are a million things that make me proud of my 7 year old daughter, Grace. But one of the biggest is her developing taste for truly awesome music. The girl makes requests for Johnny Cash. She knows Jack Johnson by heart. And she famously once said "Daddy, Bruce Springsteen is SO much better than Hannah Montana."

That's my girl.

So I was stoked, but not surprised, when I went to her room over the weekend and she was playing "Now More Than Ever" by John (Cougar?) Mellencamp. I've always loved the song. It was an under appreciated gem off the under appreciated 1991 classic Wherever We Wanted. I wore that thing out my sophomore year in college.

The song remained under appreciated until some car company used it as their theme song. And while that move got it overplayed, it never stopped being a truly profound song about faith and devotion. Check out the lyrics:

If you believe
Wont you please raise your hands
Lets hear your voices
Let us know where you stand
Dont shout from the shadows
Cause it wont mean a dammn
Now more than ever

Now more than ever
The world needs love
Not just a slogan
But the world needs love
Now more than ever
I cant stand alone
Now more than ever

If I was to buy you
A diamond ring
Make you my princess
Would it mean anything
Would you take me for granted
And just curse my name
Now more than ever

Now more than ever
The world needs love
Not just a slogan
But the world needs love
Now more than ever
I cant stand alone
Now more than ever

Who am I to say
What needs to be done
I am just nobody
Another lost one
Caught between whats left
And what needs to be done
Now more than ever
The loss of love
The loss of our dreams
Its not too late

Now more than ever
The world needs love
Not just a slogan
But the world needs love
Now more than ever
I cant stand alone
Now more than ever

Plus the music just rocks, as this video sample, courtesy of the You Tubes, will attest.

Now more than ever.