I was young and not deceived then
   I believed in the heart of the country
   How the words sound, how the truth lies
   I was moved by the heart of the country
  
   Oh, oh, then I saw through
   The charade, the facade
   Now I'veh ad it all
  
   When they ask you, "Who deprives you ?"
   You reply, "The heart of the country."
   I am older, I am wiser
   I despise the heart of the country
  
   Oh, oh, then I felt it
   All the tears and the grief
   I believed it all
  
   Taking bad times, by the handful
   Do what you can for the heart of the country
   They dish the dirt out, too hard to swallow
   Just to follow the heart of the country
  
   Oh, oh, heed the words
   And learn the lines
   I'll be fine when I have it all
  
   Heart of the country (4X)