LYRICS
Verse
I was born in the Midwest, raised in a small-town way
Churches, farms and factories were everyplace
As kids, we lived for county fairs
Summers by the lake
Hard work and pride were birthrights, like Friday football games
Chorus
In the heartland, we grew up strong and tough
Stood together, learned to live and love
In the heartland, get only what you plant
Hopes and dreams are built by calloused hands in the heartland
Verse
Teenage years weren’t easy in the flyover states
Stuck between our memories and the lure of faraway
I had to find what’s out there, lived a few years on the coast
But the city streets didn’t call to me like the rolling fields back home
Chorus
In the heartland, we grew up strong and tough
Stood together, learned to live and love
In the heartland, get only what you plant
Hopes and dreams are built by calloused hands in the heartland
Bridge
Ain’t got no problem with a life somewhere else
If they ain’t got no problem with mine
Only one place where I could be what I’ve become
I thank the Lord I can say that I’m
Chorus
From the heartland, we grew up strong and tough
Stood together, learned to live and love
In the heartland, get only what you plant
Hopes and dreams are built by calloused hands in the heartland
In the heartland
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