Lyrics

Highway of Hometown Heroes

A little girl counts her numbers and learns her ABC's
while her father reads for the hundredth time from a book that teaches these
and all the other things she'll need to grab a hold of each
star outside her bedroom window shining just beyond her reach

And there's a million more just like her under each small point of light
down the highway of hometown heroes I drive home alone tonight

A little boy and his chest of toys lay peaceful in the dark
long after his sister is put to bed and his mother holds Noah's Ark
in a cutout child's book on her lap gazing past the timeless page
to the days ahead with hope and dread for her life's uncertain age

And there's a million more just like her under each small point of light
down the highway of hometown heroes I drive home alone tonight

Even though I can't see their faces, I can feel them just the same
in houses that line the countryside like windblown candle flames
They go to work if they've got a job, sharing joy and pain
making love when it storms like hell outside to the heartbeat of the rain

And there's a million more just like her under each small point of light
down the highway of hometown heroes I drive home alone tonight

Highway of hometown heroes
Highway of hometown heroes
Highway of hometown heroes