He simply ate and drank my mornin' 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 It used to be Superman Johnny Benson and 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 our 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 mornin' And put their lives on the line It used to be Superman Johnny Benson and George Jones But lately I've been findin' All my heroes closer to home Got a life, found the lovin' Got some children of my own And some nights I tuck them in and stand there In the dark alone And I think back all my childhood And the sweet times that I had Now I see the sacrifice it took From my Mom and Dad It used to be Superman Johnny Benson and George Jones But lately I've been findin' All my heroes closer to home But lately I've been findin' All my heroes closer to home