Lyrics

MY HEARTLAND

VERSE It was my daddy's farm
This place where I was born
And the long dirt rows, they're always waiting
The lifting, the worry, the harvest storms
Those God-forsaken years of almost breaking
The work goes on forever
Aching
In the heartland.

CHORUS This is my country, this deep, rich land
The ground is mine, It's who I am
I plant the seed
I'll make my stand
My home
My life
My heartland

VERSE I love this old farm
It's where my kids were born
There's this quiet peace of early morning
The beauty and color of seasons turning
I feel the roll and pull of rivers flowing
The green goes on forever
Growing
In the heartland

REPEAT CHORUS

BRIDGE And the dust of earth crusts my hands
The sweat of years burn these eyes
I was married here
I'll be buried here
And I'll work the fields till the day I die.

REPEAT CHORUS

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