Heartland

[Intro – spoken]
Well, there’s a place where the coffee’s hot,
the front door’s never locked,
and a neighbor don’t ask why you’re there…
you just heard he needed some help.

[Verse 1]
Friday night, the work week’s done
Pickup trucks and the setting sun
A drink on the porch in a rocking chair
A bit of heaven always waiting there

Kids grow up but they don’t forget
The stories that their grandpa left
A worn-out Bible, a faded song
A thousand memories still living on

[Pre-Chorus]
Yeah, times change the world spins fast
Some things fade, some things last

[Chorus]
That’s the Heartland, that’s where we are
A little bit of faith beneath the stars
A helping hand, a neighbor’s call
A place when we’re there when somebody falls

Raise your glass, let the good times roll
There’s a little bit of gold in an honest soul
No, it ain’t perfect, never claimed it was
But it’s still beating strong because…

That’s the Heartland

[Verse 2]
There’s an old song playing on the radio
A good one everyone, seems to know
The kitchen table, a Sunday prayer
Another fine meal for all invited there

A promise made is a promise kept
A few hard lessons, a few regrets
But when a storm comes rolling through
You find out who stands along with you

[Pre-Chorus]
Yeah, we ain’t looking for a perfect life
Just a little peace and a little light

[Chorus]
That’s the Heartland, that’s where we are
A little bit of faith beneath the stars
A helping hand, a neighbor’s call
A place when we’re there when somebody falls

Raise your glass, let the good times roll
There’s a little bit of gold in an honest soul
No, it ain’t perfect, never claimed it was
But it’s still beating strong because…

That’s the Heartland

[Bridge]
So here’s to the ones who show up late
With a toolbox and a dinner plate
Who don’t need a reason, don’t need a name
We just help because that’s our way

[Final Chorus]
That’s the Heartland, sing it loud
A thousand voices in a single crowd
Through the good days and hard times too
It’s the best of us coming through

Raise your glass, let the good times roll
There’s a little bit of heaven in an honest soul
No, it ain’t perfect, never claimed it was
but it’s still the Heartland

[Outro]
Yeah…
It’s still the Heartland.