The Oak Ridge Boys - Closer To Home lyrics

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 pa** 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. It used to be Superman Johnny Bench and then George Jones But lately I've been finding All my heroes closer to home. 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. It used to be Superman Johnny Bench and then George Jones But lately I've been finding All my heroes closer to home. But lately I've been finding All my heroes closer to home.