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We were born during the boom times
Played house down in the bomb shelter
Suffered through the wonder years
And silence at the dinner hourBut once upon a summertime
Out behind the old garage
We were buzzing on midnight
Luckys and Rolling RockThinking we were
Heroes in our own hometown
Nothing less than
Heroes in that old hometownSome married on a day in June
Some disappeared without a trace
And some of us are still at large
Still searching for a better placeBut once upon another time
Didn't matter what they said
And didn't matter if we fell behind
We'd still come out ahead'Cause we believed
In heroes in that old hometown
Hey, you could be

A hero in your own hometownNow I'm long away and very far
From gazing at an evening sky
From wishing on a shooting star
From thinking that a heart can't lieThis world is gonna wear you thin
Knot you up and spin you round
This world will take it's aim
Call you every name, trying to bring you downEverything seems so clear
When you're looking back from such a distance
When the road not taken disappears
Into the path of least resistanceBut once upon a time
Oh, so long ago
Underneath this same old sky
Every brand new roadWould know that
We were heroes in our own hometown
(Heroes in our own hometown)
Nothing less than
Heroes in that old hometown
(Heroes in our own hometown)We still loved
A hero in our own hometown
(Heroes in our own hometown)
Baby, you could be
A hero in your own hometown

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Mary Chapin Carpenter (born February 21, 1958 in Princeton, New Jersey) is a highly successful country music singer-songwriter and guitarist. According to Songfacts, Carpenter had a fairly privileged upper middle class upbringing. Her father was at least partly responsible for her embarking on a musical career. The song "House of Cards" was inspired by the divorce of her parents when she was sixteen.

One of her most widely known singles is "Passionate Kisses" (written by fellow singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams), a song with a rock flavor musically and lyrics listing simple desires such as "a comfortable bed", "food to fill me up", and "time to think". Another big hit was "Down At The Twist And Shout", which she performed in January 1997 at Super Bowl XXXI in New Orleans.

A number of Mary Chapin Carpenter's songs speak to women, urging them on through hard times or troubled relationships. In "He Thinks He'll Keep Her", co-composed by Carpenter and Don Schlitz, the singer makes the case for strength and self-respect. Another common theme in her music is that of taking life at your own pace, rather than rampant goal-driven materialism, such as "The Long Way Home" from her 2001 album Time*Sex*Love, which pokes fun at a man who "retire(s) at thirty to his big-ass house next to the putting green." The album has a relatively different feel musically, incorporating elaborate orchestra melodies, but with her characteristic lyrical depth.

Her album Between Here And Gone, was released in 2004.

Carpenter's most recent album, The Calling, released on March 6, 2007 by Rounder records' rock/pop imprint Zoë, features commentary about contemporary politics, a reaction to the impact of Hurricane Katrina on a track entitled "Houston," and an incendiary track entitled "On With The Song", dedicated to the Dixie Chicks, and addressing the visceral reaction to the trio.

In less than three months after its release, The Calling sold more than 100,000 copies in the US.

Carpenter has won five Grammy Awards: Best Female Country Vocal Performance for 1991 through 1994, and also Best Country Album for 1994.


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