Intregrity, Service, Pride

Verse 1

Sun’s sinkin’ low on a two-lane road

Cornfields whisper where the north wind blows

Water tower says the town’s name proud

Friday night lights draw a little crowd

Coffee’s strong in a roadside cup

Radio crackles but the volume’s up

Old tape deck hums as the miles go on

And Warren Zevon sings “Keep Me in Your Heart” song

Campaign hat on the passenger seat

Dust on the boots from the county street

Blue lights quiet but ready to shine

Another Illinois evening rolling by

Pre-Chorus

Some folks run when the shadows fall

Some folks answer the call

Chorus

In a Ford Crown Victoria under prairie skies

With the stars and stripes in his headlights’ eyes

Rolling past barns and grain silos high

Where the blacktop fades and the hawks still fly

From the courthouse square to the county line

There’s a promise in the badge he wears tonight

Three words steady as the red tail lights

Integrity, Service, Pride

Verse 2

Wind kicks up through the soybean rows

Radio says there’s a storm out west of Springfield though

He tips the brim of that campaign hat

To a farmer hauling hay on a rusty flat

Gas station glow in a town of two lights

Kids on the curb with a football night

He slows it down, gives a wave and a nod

Keeping watch in the land he loves

Pre-Chorus

Mama’s praying when the sun goes down

For every badge in every town

Chorus

In a Ford Crown Victoria under prairie skies

With the stars and stripes in his headlights’ eyes

Rolling past barns and grain silos high

Where the blacktop fades and the hawks still fly

From the courthouse square to the county line

There’s a promise in the badge he wears tonight

Three words steady as the red tail lights

Integrity, Service, Pride

Bridge

When the midnight hour hums low and slow

And the cornfield moon starts to glow

He’s the line between wrong and right

Just a small-town boy in the dashboard light

Strong hot coffee and a worn-out tape

Songs about love and the roads we take

And every mile he’s driving through

He knows exactly what he’s sworn to do

Final Chorus

In a Ford Crown Victoria under prairie skies

With a quiet prayer in his tired eyes

Rolling past barns and the county fair

Where the summer wind moves through the air

From the river bridge to the county line

There’s a promise in the badge he wears tonight

Three words steady in the flashing lights

Integrity, Service, Pride

Yeah the heartland sleeps but he’s still outside

Living those words—

Integrity, Service, Pride