Straight From The Heartland

There's an old dirt road where I grew up

With a worn down house and a beat up truck

Look out to the fields and I'd say

I'm gonna make it some day

Years gone by and that house still stands

Starry-eyed kid turned into a man

He still yells over them fields of hay

I'm gonna make it some day

Gonna make it some day

Lord I'm gonna make it some day

Straight from the heartland

Is where I'm runnin' from

Kickin' up dust in my little town

Gonna burn my wheels till the treads worn down

Straight from the heartland

Is where this all began

Straight from the heart is who I am

Middle class family iron rod fence

Basketball hoops we'd always miss

Dad punching in to the midnight shift

Working for birthday gifts

He said you're gonna make it some day

My son you're gonna make it some day

Straight from the heartland

Is where I'm runnin' from

Kickin' up dust in my little town

Gonna burn my wheels till the treads worn down

Straight from the heartland

Is where this all began

Straight from the heart is who I am

Sittin' around a fire on a Saturday night

Mary Jane stopped by and we're feeling alright

Lookin' back I'm missing times like that

I gave it all up for where I'm at

Straight from the heartland

Is where I'm runnin' from

Kickin' up dust in my little town

Gonna burn my wheels till the treads worn down

Straight from the heartland

Is where this all began

Straight from the heart is who I am

I said Straight from the heart is who I am

I said Straight from the heart is who I am