Heroes And Heroines Lyrics - Carpenter Mary-chapin

Heros and heroines are scarcer than they've ever been 

So much more to lose than win the distance never greater 

Way back when you made history by flying planes across the sea 

Embarking on your odyssey 

You put away the danger 

Heaven bless the one who flys 

A pioneer on frontier skies 

The world was dark and your only mark 

Was the light of the northern star 

I imagine what was in your eyes 

The seeds of rust and days gone by 

Your wings hang in a gallery sky I wonder how you're flying 

Way out on the western plains 

The snow drifts high and the dust wind burns 

The chinooks blow their winds 

Across the mountains 

A life that's never safe and dry rodeos and riding high 

Ladies and their men get by on six guns and white lightening. 

Heaven bless them on the road those drifters and their dreams of gold 

The world was wide and a cowboy's song could span the whole horizon 

I imagine what was in your eyes 

The dust and the dirt under out law skies 

A piece of land and a stubborn mind were the only things worth having 

Now they say the moon is dust and ash and California's made of cash 

We're waiting for those hills to crash into sparkling waters 

Rain and snow and sun and wind 

You roamed the earth and you spread your wings 

Long ago my hero's dreams belonged to all God's creatures 

Heaven bless the ones who sleep 

The ones who laugh and the ones who weep 

Heaven bless the one who keep their bearings strong and certain 

And Lord help the fool who said 

You'd better quit while you're ahead 

A dreamer born is a hero bred on earth and up in heaven 

And Lord help the fool who said 

You'd better quit while you're ahead 

A dreamer born is a hero bred on earth and up in heaven