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Hometown Hero

For Deputy Jeff DeGrow

He wears his old blue hat and a belt upon his hip
He's got his heart on his chest and the word of God on his lips
He thought he'd seen it all, from fire down to rain
Take your plans and ball 'em up, ain't it funny how they change

Now he's a hometown hero, fighting for the bottom line
Some people say what happened that day was a sign
He's a hometown hero, protecting you and me
Like us all he was blind, but now he sees
He's a hometown hero, though he don't believe
He's a hometown hero for you and me

There was a time when we was all a man could be
But the earth shakes, the window breaks, you find it hard to breathe
But faith ain't nothing till it's all you have, and all you care
Is that all your friends come home to you, let the faith fill the air

Now he's a hometown hero, fighting for the bottom line
Some people say what happened that day was a sign
He's a hometown hero, protecting you and me
Like us all he was blind, but now he sees
He's a hometown hero, though he don't believe
He's a hometown hero for you and me

In a plant in Ohio's where that gun was forged
And God made that gun, so he could see what his life was for

Now he's a hometown hero, fighting for the bottom line
Some people say what happened that day was a sign
He's a hometown hero, though he don't believe
He's a hometown hero for you and me

-From Demography