Heartland Lyrics - Singles - The The

Beneath the old iron bridges, across the Victorian parks 

And all the frightened people running home before dark 

Past the Saturday morning cinema that lies crumbling to the ground 

And the piss stinking shopping center in the new side of town 

I've come to smell the seasons change and watch the city 

As the sun goes down again 

Here comes another winter of long shadows and high hopes 

Here comes another winter waitin' for utopia 

Waitin' for hell to freeze over 

This is the land where nothing changes 

The land of red buses and blue blooded babies 

This is the place, where pensioners are raped 

And the hearts are being cut from the welfare state 

Let the poor drink the milk while the rich eat the honey 

Let the bums count their blessings while they count the money 

So many people can't express what's on their minds 

Nobody knows them and nobody ever will 

Until their backs are broken and their dreams are stolen 

And they can't get what they want then they're gonna get angry 

Well it ain't written in the papers, but it's written on the walls 

The way this country is divided to fall 

So the cranes are moving on the skyline 

Trying to knock down this town 

But the stains on the heartland, can never be removed 

From this country that's sick, sad, and confused 

Here comes another winter of long shadows and high hopes 

Here comes another winter waitin' for utopia 

Waitin' for hell to freeze over 

The ammunition's being passed and the lords been praised 

But the wars on the televisions will never be explained 

All the bankers gettin' sweaty beneath their white collars 

As the pound in our pocket turns into a dollar 

This is the 51st state of the U.S.A. 

This is the 51st state of the U.S.A. 

This is the 51st state of the U.S.A. 

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