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 violet 
 
Mississippi and the cotton wool heat 
Sixty-six a highway speaks 
Of deserts dry 
Of cool green valleys 
Gold and silver veins 
Of the shining cities 
 
In this heartland 
In this heartland soil 
In this heartland 
Heaven knows this is a heartland 
Heartland...heartland 
 
See 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 fear 
Through the ghost-ranch hills 
Death valley waters 
In the towers of steel 
Belief goes on and on 
 
In 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 
Heart...