The Oak Ridge 
Boys – Closer 
To Home (Written By John Tirro & Tony Wood) 
He’s 68 and brings my morning paper 
Each day while it’s dark 
Then hustles off to greet folks 
At the Highway 9 
Walmart. His daughter flew back in last year 
With their two boys, twelve and ten, 
Then she skipped town and left him 
And his wife to care for them. 
CHORUS: It used to be 
Superman Johnny 
Benson, then 
George Jones 
But lately 
I’ve been findin’ 
All my heroes closer to home. 
Every time 
I see a squad car 
A-passin’ by our house 
I think of brave hearts behind badges 
Ready when a call goes out. 
Seems since 9/11 
It’s been on my mind 
How they wake up every morning 
And put their lives on the line. 
CHORUS Got a life, found the lovin’ 
Got some children of my own 
And some nights 
I stand there by their bedside 
In the dark alone. 
And I think back on my childhood 
And the sweet times that 
I had Now 
I see the sacrifice it took 
From my mum and dad. 
CHORUS But lately 
I’ve been findin’ 
All my heroes closer to home.