The Oak Ridge Boys – Closer To Home
(Written By John Tirro & Tony Wood)
He’s 68 and brings my morning paper
Each day while it’s dark
Then hustles off to greet folks
At the Highway 9 Walmart.
His daughter moved back home last year
With their two boys, twelve and ten,
Then she skipped town and left him
And his wife to care for them.
CHORUS:
It used to be Superman
Johnny Bench and then George Jones
But lately I’ve been finding
All my heroes closer to home.
Every time I see a squad car
Or pass a firehouse
I think of brave hearts behind badges
Ready when a call goes out.
Seems since 9/11
It’s been on my mind
How they wake up every morning
And put their lives on the line.
CHORUS
I’ve got a life I’m loving
Got some children of my own
And some nights I tuck them in and stand there
In the dark alone.
And I think back on my childhood
And the sweet days that I had
Now I see the sacrifice it took
From my mum and dad.
CHORUS
But lately I’ve been finding
All my heroes closer to home.