[Intro] Cornfields in the rearview Exit sign glow on the dash Small-town stars above us Big-time secrets in the cracks (yeah) [Verse 1] County fair crowns Hide bloodline oaths Granddad’s ring Got a rusted code Bible on the dash But the backroom smokes Where the mayors shake hands With the inside folks Frat house basement Golden key Farmhouse cipher Thirteenth seat You think it’s just Quiet breeze That’s just money Moving clean [Chorus] Secrets of the Midwest Buried in the backroads Deep in our chests Handshake Hood up Eyes straight No text Whole town talking but they never confess Secrets of the Midwest Silk under flannel and a bulletproof vest Cornfield kings in a Sunday vest Shh Don’t speak it Just feel that stress (yeah) [Verse 2] Truck stop diner Closed at nine Neon “open” For a chosen line Homecoming queen Got a password smile Preacher in the booth With a crocodile Hoodies up On the courthouse lawn Skatepark prophets Breaking dawn Graffiti maps On the freight train sides Tell you where the bodies Of the rumors hide [Chorus] Secrets of the Midwest Buried in the backroads Deep in our chests Handshake Hood up Eyes straight No text Whole town talking but they never confess Secrets of the Midwest Silk under flannel and a bulletproof vest Cornfield kings in a Sunday vest Shh Don’t speak it Just feel that stress (whoa) [Bridge] Under that stadium roar There’s a locked steel door (hey) Under that Friday night light Is a circle in the floor Who gets saved Who gets blamed Who gets crowned Who gets named Say it quiet Say it quick All these fields Run politics [Chorus] Secrets of the Midwest Buried in the backroads Deep in our chests Handshake Hood up Eyes straight No text Whole town talking but they never confess Secrets of the Midwest Silk under flannel and a bulletproof vest Cornfield kings in a Sunday vest Shh Don’t speak it Just feel that stress (Secrets, secrets) Secrets of the Midwest
