Heroes and Heroines

Heroes and heroines are scarcer than they've ever been So much more to lose than win The distance never greater Way back when they made history By flyin' planes across the sea Embarkin' on the odyssey You put away the danger Heaven bless the one who flies 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 flyin' Way out on the western plains The snow drifts high and dark clouds reign The chinooks blow their winds across the mountains A life that's never safe and dry Rodeos and riding high Women and their men get by On six-guns and white lightnin' Heaven bless them on the road Those drifters and their days of gold The world was wide and a cowboy's soul Could span the whole horizon I imagine what was in your eyes The dust the dirt under outlaw skies A piece of land and a stubborn mind Were the only things worth havin' Now they say the moon is dust and ash California's made of cash One day those hills will crash Into the sparklin' waters Rain and snow and sun and wind You roamed the earth and you spread your wings And long ago, my heroes' 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 ones who keep Their bearings strong and certain And Lord help the fool who said You'd better quit while you're ahead A dreamer's born a hero's bred On earth and up in heaven 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