Hero in Her Hometown

Homecoming queen she had it all The captain of the cheering squad No one could understand Why she decided to join after senior year The army recuit said sign right here and he sher hand Anywhere else she's just an average Jane Just a rank and a Number No one knows her name But once you pass that little green sign That says population 299 She's a hero in her hometown When she walks in a room she draws a crowd Celebrating decorating With medals and pins from the war she was in Served just like her father and Two generations before him Made the choice and served her country proud She's a hero in her hometown Sitting at the air port in army greens People will gather but don't say a thing Just another face Trying her best to make her way back home Family has said she's been away to long It's a special thing Anywhere else she's just an average Jane Just a rank and a Number No one knows her name But once you pass that little green sign That says population 299 She's a hero in her hometown When she walks in a room she draws a crowd Celebrating decorating With medals and pins from the war she was in Served just like her father and Two generations before him Made the choice and served her country proud She's a hero in her hometown She's a hero in her hometown When she walks in a room she draws a crowd Celebrating decorating With medals and pins from the war she was in Served just like her father and Two generations before him Made the choice and served her country proud She's a hero in her hometown