Nanci Griffith - Song for Remembered Heroes Lyrics

Well it's that old time story of a new face to glory

Someone wanted my soul for their pride

What about the system of fools arranged for missing

Well, I can't lie, they all pass with time

Why do my people come and go?

I keep on leaving them behind and Lord, I miss them so

I've watched my heroes change from silver into gold

As the time goes, only memories grow

It's your smiles that I remember

The dreams of the young and tender

Coming real, but now it seems

That highways are for foolish travelers

Always bonded, always shackled by the prayer

They're remembered in our dreams

Why do my people come and go?

I keep on leaving them behind and Lord, I miss them so

I've watched my heroes change from silver into gold

As the time goes, only memories grow

I am just a bar-room child tried so hard to learn the style

Of your drunken tears, the way they smile

I guess I'll never learn the rules, I still play the simple fool

Who loves without the chains of lies

Why do my people come and go?

I keep on leaving them behind and Lord, I miss them so

I've watched my heroes change from silver into gold

As the time goes, only memories grow

As the time goes, only memories grow