"I wrote a song called 'Stand For Something'," Mellencamp explained to Creem Magazine in late 1985, "but I never did say what you should stand for - except your own truth.
Mellencamp told Creem that he was "kinda disappointed" in 'R.O.C.K. (In The U.S.A.)' and 'Justice And Independence '85', saying: "I don't think people are getting the idea of what the song's about, so I must've not done a very good job."[REF] .