He goes to work in a brand new dawn

With the early morning sunrise

He's got his dream and he's holding on

It's getting harder every day



He loves a girl who speaks her mind

Don't always look at life the same way

Sharing truth that will heal in time



They want to believe something real

Still they're searching

They're keeping the faith in the heartland tonight



Time moves on as the fading town

And they struggle with the changes

The stores have closed, friends have moved away

Now it's hope that sees him through



The kids have gone but they'll see them all

At the Sunday congregation

Sharing dreams truth will heal in time



They want to believe something real

Still they're searching

They're keeping the faith in the heartland tonight

Ooh, it's words that divide them

It's love that defines them

They're keeping the faith in the heartland tonight



In our darkest hour, oh, we look to the sky

With a silent prayer

Believe that God's on our side

In a land where freedom rings

And where eagles fly

Ooh yeah, yeah



They want to believe something real

Still they're searching

They're keeping the faith in the heartland tonight

Yeah, it's words that divide them

It's love that defines them

They're keeping the faith in the heartland tonight



Ooh, I just want to believe it



Give me something to believe in

We all need something to believe in

In the heart tonight



Got faith

Got dreams

Yeah, we're keeping the faith alive