Gold and Green (Iowa)

Released On: 6-26-2026 Lyrics (Verse 1) Two a.m. rolling through the Loess Hills, The highway light is all that fills The rearview mirror, singing "Cinnamon Girl," While the crickets sing back to the prairie world. Past the old grain silo, standing tall, Casting long shadows in the early fall. (Chorus) Oh, I left a piece of my heart where the corn grows high, Under a boundless, heavy Midwestern sky. It’s a different kind of quiet when you’re standing between The rustling sea of gold and green. Yeah, the gold and green. (Verse 2) Got a thermos of coffee, bitter and black, Taking the backroads, not looking back. Past the red-brick storefronts in Iowa City, Thinking of a love that was sweet and witty. The Mississippi is rolling on down to the sea, But this flatland horizon looks just right to me. (Chorus) Oh, I left a piece of my heart where the corn grows high, Under a boundless, heavy Midwestern sky. It’s a different kind of quiet when you’re standing between The rustling sea of gold and green. Yeah, the gold and green. (Bridge) And the winters get cold, and the summers get warm, But we find our shelter right here in the storm. Yeah, we know how to wait for the thaw to begin, Rooted deep in the soil where we’ve always been. (Guitar Solo - Melodic, finger-picked, and dreamy) (Chorus) Oh, I left a piece of my heart where the corn grows high, Under a boundless, heavy Midwestern sky. It’s a different kind of quiet when you’re standing between The rustling sea of gold and green. Yeah, the gold and green. (Outro) Wind in the stalks, humming a tune... I’ll be back underneath that Harvest Moon.