Heartland

How long can this go on

How long can we see this wrong

And sing the same old song

There's a desert all round me

And the valley of apathy

Far as I could see

I was on the outside

Always looking in

Now I stand, I can't turn and face away

Here I will stay

On my own I will pray

All alone on this stage

In the heartland

When the colour of your skin

Decides where you begin

In analysing things

So if you walk alone

While others cast the stone

Stay on your own

The changing of the new tide

Is something you can't hide

Take your stand, this truth will fade away

Here I will stay

On my own I will pray

All alone on this stage

In the heartland, yeah

I was on the outside

Always looking in

Now I stand, I can't turn and face away

Here I will stay

On my own I will pray

All alone on this stage

In the heartland

Here I will stay

On my own I will pray

All alone on this stage

In the heartland

The heartland, yeah

Here I will stay

On my own

I will pray

I ain't never gonna fade away

Alone on this stage

In the heartland