See the sun rise over her skin
Don't change it
See the sun rise over her skin
Dawn changes everything, everything
And the delta sun
Burns bright and violetMississippi and the cotton wool heat
Sixty-six a highway speaks
Of deserts dry
Of cool green valleys
Gold and silver veins
Of the shining citiesIn this heartland
In this heartland soil
In this heartland
Heaven knows this is a heartland
HeartlandSee the sun rise over her skin
She feels like water in my hand
Freeway like a river cuts through this land
Into the side of love
Like a burning spear
And the poison rain
Brings a flood of fearThrough the ghost-ranch hills
Death valley waters
In the towers of steel
Belief goes on and onIn this heartland
In this heartland soil
In this heartland
Heaven knows this is a heartland
Heartland
Heaven knows this is a heartland
Heartland, heartland
Heartland
Heaven's day here in the heartland