Flatland Girl (feat. Margo Price)

[00:09.76] Driving through the land of Lincoln always gets me thinking
[00:13.55] Of the flatlands where I come from and the life I left behind
[00:18.85] The corn grew high on Grandpa's farm
[00:21.16] Now they boarded up the barn
[00:22.68] That way of life from long ago just withered on the vine
[00:27.93] You can take a girl out of the heartland
[00:31.82] But you can't take the heartland from the heart
[00:35.14] Of a flatland girl
[00:39.58] You can plant your dreams in God's green acre
[00:42.13] Send 'em to Heaven in a green elevator
[00:43.80] But prayers don't run a tractor
[00:45.83] Don't promise the summer rain
[00:49.24] And I found out when I was young
[00:50.98] No farmer's day is never done
[00:53.07] And when the hard times hit the heartland
[00:55.05] And I had to move away
[00:58.19] You can take a girl out of the heartland
[01:02.13] But you can't take the heartland from the heart
[01:05.67] Of a flatland girl
[01:07.88]
[01:42.06] Then one day from the Windy City
[01:43.75] In blew a man who could talk too pretty
[01:45.74] Had a long look and Grandpa shook
[01:47.76] That's been five years ago
[01:50.64] Nowadays when I'm up in the land of Lincoln
[01:52.80] I ask myself, "What were they thinking?"
[01:55.16] All that's left is a photograph of the flatland fields of home
[01:59.78] You can take a girl out of the heartland
[02:03.52] But you can't take the heartland from the heart
[02:07.88] You can take a girl out of the heartland
[02:11.66] But you can't take the heartland from the heart
[02:16.92] Of a flatland girl
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