“Heroes
Of The Heartland”
Written by Rusty Golden
Written by Rusty Golden
HIS FAMILY’S WORKED THIS PIECE OF LAND FOR YEARS
TWO HUNDRED ACRES OF BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS
EVERY YEAR WHENEVER TAX TIME ROLLS AROUND
HIS YIELDS ARE ALWAYS UP BUT HIS PROFITS ARE DOWN
BIG COMPANIES ARE TRYING TO BUY HIM OUT
AND THE BANK KEEPS ON CALLING
FOR THAT PAST DUE AMOUNT
HE FEELS LIKE THE LAST OF A DYING BREED
BUT HE’S STILL GOT HIS PRIDE AND FOUR MOUTHS TO FEED
(CHORUS ONE)
HE’S A HERO OF THE HEARTLAND
EVERY DAYS A STRUGGLE
BUT HE DOES THE BEST HE CAN
AGAINST ALL THE ODDS HE’S GONNA TAKE HIS STAND
HE’S A HERO OF THE HEARTLAND
EVERY DAY SHE WALKS HER KIDS TEN BLOCKS TO SCHOOL
IT LOOKS LIKE A BATTLEZONE THAT SHE LEADS ‘EM THROUGH
WORKS HER FINGERS TO THE BONE DAY AND NIGHT
‘CAUSE SHE WANTS HER KIDS TO HAVE A BETTER LIFE
(CHORUS TWO)
SHE’S A HERO OF THE HEARTLAND
EVERY DAYS A STRUGGLE
BUT SHE DOES THE BEST SHE CAN
AGAINST ALL THE ODDS SHE’S GONNA TAKE HER STAND
SHE’S A HERO OF THE HEARTLAND
(BRIDGE)
THE HEARTLAND’S ANY CORNER OF THIS COUNTRY
WHERE SOMEONE’S TRYING TO KEEP THEIR DREAMS ALIVE
WAVING FIELDS OF GRAIN OR CITY STREETS
THEY’RE ALL THE SAME
ANYWHERE FOLKS ARE FIGHTING TO SURVIVE
(CHORUS THREE)
THEY’RE THE HEROES OF THE HEARTLAND
EVERY DAY’S A STRUGGLE BUT THEY DO THE BEST THEY CAN
AGAINST ALL THE ODDS THEY’RE GONNA TAKE A STAND
THEY’RE THE HEROES OF THE HEARTLAND
HEROES OF THE HEARTLAND
