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Back When We Were Heroes

from Heroes and Sparrows by Kevin Brown

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Back when we were heroes, back when we were true
Bold as lightning, me and you
Capes across our shoulders
Dragons in our dreams
These are hard times for heroes it seems

I never told you but I can fly
The first time took me by surprise
Sometimes I leave my rest and rise
High above the rolling hills
The golden fields of yesterday.
Heroes fly. Sparrows fall.
Heaven watches all.

You and I were sparrows, you and I were small
Perched out by the schoolyard wall
A shadow was approaching
A story came undone
Was the eye that’s on the sparrow
Watching the gun?

And oh, how could we ever know
The wire that trips inside a mind?
Cries echoed all around
I fell to the ground and so
I must go off into the blue
Heroes fall. Sparrows fly.
Heaven must know why

Read about it in the morning news
Talk about it for a day or two
Numb and confused
Wondering what can we ever we do?

Back when we were heroes, back when we were true
Back before we ever knew
The lillies and the sparrows
Are in our charge, it seems
These are hard times for heroes
Hard times for heroes
Hard times for heroes

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from Heroes and Sparrows, released September 9, 2019

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Kevin Brown Spokane, Washington

Singer-songwriter Kevin Brown makes his home in rural Northeastern Washington state, not too far from the farms where two sets of great-grandparents settled a century ago. The rich natural surroundings serve as a metaphor for exploring the landscapes of the heart and soul -- faith, family, love, the passage of time, and the interwoven fabric of earth and humanity. ... more

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