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Broken Heartland
David Morris
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I'm nobody special, man, y'all best remember
I'm just a kid from West Virginia who puts in the effort
Ah, man, I love the pressure, nobody does it better
I should've dropped out of college after one semester
'Cause I knew back at 17, I was gon' live my dreams
Sippin' Mickey D's sweet teas, eatin' Krispy Kremes
Always had mud on the tires, but I was Mr. Clean
Man, I swear 11th grade feels like ancient history
Now we're growin' up, life is really slowin' up
I'm realizin' there's more important stuff than blowin' up
Find a woman, show her love, listen and keep showin' up
Keep your friends close, hold 'em down, never hold 'em up
Learn to prioritize, enjoy the mornin' skies
Reality in my home state, you'd be mortified
Kids is payin' student loans until they're 45
Addicted to prescription drugs, can't even enjoy their high
We're standin' six feet apart, they're layin' six feet in the ground
Mama's got a broken heart, she livin' in an empty house
I put the key in the ignition, rev it up and drive around
This creek is only two feet deep, but I still feel like I might drown
He's barely outa high school
In the desert wearin' fatigues, holdin' a rifle
Just last spring, he took his team to the state finals
They won the school's eighth title against their main rivals
I got some friends on tour, but they ain't musicians
Hometown heroes livin' with sins askin' forgiveness
Makin' papa proud just followin' tradition
All these men and women are somebody's children, I'm just reminiscin'
Coal miners workin', farmers plowin', hard work over talent
Daddy's workin' late nights all week like he's Jimmy Fallon
It's a balance, just wishin' he could give his kids allowance
But he's payin' off medical bills that's in the tens of thousands
This world is small when all you've seen is just this little town
Movin' away and gettin' out is all you think about
I used to drive around Virginia Ave, flyin' down
All them stupid things I used to do, I'd never try 'em now
I've learned so many lessons, I've made friends with karma
You'll treat people right just to have 'em wrong ya
They lie and say, "What doesn't kill you only makes you stronger"
Where I'm from, if it didn't kill ya, they prolly used some Narcan on ya
So I ain't Democrat, I ain't Republican
I'm somewhere in the middle, mad at the government
'Cause people here in Appalachia still suffering
Get down on my knees at night, and pray that Jesus comes again
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