Shadows of the Heartland

Sittin' in the shade made By a hay truck on a hot day A cloud of dust on an old dirt road meant Lemonade was on the way She was beautiful And her daddy said that I made a good hand We laid there on the ground as the sun went down On the shadows of the heartland I helped her daddy fix up His old beat up red Ford pickup Had her shinin' like a diamond He said, "Climb behind the wheel, son" She was beautiful Said "Take her slow" as he placed the keys in my hand And dancin' in the headlights that night Shadows of the heartland Heaven can't be far away From the fields of gold where I was raised Where the sun shines bright But the light comes from the word Where you know you reap the seeds you sow You count your blessings row by row And sweat and blood and tears and love still work The life I live, the love I give, the man I am Shadows of the heartland Friday night lights shinin' bright The last game of the season We were just one play away From being undefeated The pass was beautiful But somehow that ball slipped right through my hands She was there to hold me close when it turned cold In the shadows of the heartland Heaven can't be far away From the fields of gold where I was raised Where the sun shines bright But the light comes from the word Where you know you reap the seeds you so You count your blessings row by row And sweat and blood and tears and love still work The life I live, the love I give, the man I am Shadows of the heartland Amazin' grace and a place to plow That's what her dad was all about Wish he was with us now But heaven can't be far away From the fields of gold where I was raised Where the sun shines bright But the light comes from the word Where you know you reap the seeds you so You count your blessings row by row And sweat and blood and tears and love still work The life I live, the love I give, the man I am Shadows of the heartland, shadows of the heartland