Empty Beds, Heavy Hearts

Lyirics:
There’s a town with boarded windows,
And an old man sleeps in the rain.
He fought for a flag that don’t know his name,
While his pension fades away.

The papers talk of kindness,
But they never print the cost.
They feed the strangers, dress ‘em warm,
While the locals count what they lost.

Empty beds and heavy hearts,
Seems the care’s gone where the headlines are.
If you’re loud enough, they’ll treat you right,
But the quiet ones just fade from sight.
Oh, I can’t keep pretendin’ it’s fine,
When the folks who built this place fall behind.

There’s a girl who won’t walk home alone,
And a mother who just prays.
‘Cause the law looks the other way sometimes,
And the truth don’t see the day.

They hush it up with silver tongues,
Sayin’ “keep the peace, stay kind.”
But justice swept beneath the rug
Leaves a trail that’s hard to hide.

Empty beds and heavy hearts,
Seems the care’s gone where the headlines are.
If you’re loud enough, they’ll treat you right,
But the quiet ones just fade from sight.
Oh, I can’t keep pretendin’ it’s fine,
When the folks who built this place fall behind.

I ain’t singin’ for anger,
I ain’t singin’ for hate —
I’m singin’ for the ones who feel
Like it’s just too late.
If we stand up together,
We can turn this ‘round,
Shine a light where the dark’s been found.

[Chorus – Big, Final]
Empty beds and heavy hearts,
Time to put the people back where they start.
If you’re strong enough, then raise your voice,
Make ‘em hear we still got a choice.
Oh, I can’t keep pretendin’ it’s fine,
When the folks who built this place fall behind.

So here’s to the workers, the lost, the brave,
The ones they forgot but we still save.
I’ll keep singin’ till the night turns day —
Till the truth don’t hide away.