Welcome to the Badlands
Where the sky expands and you and I expire
Just like sparks flying off some firecracker
In the big disaster we call home
Where God could be a dog
Barking in the dark

And if it goes pitch black, would you come back?
Would you follow my name
Through wild fields of lavender?
In this life, we're just passengers just passing by

Heaven is a place on earth beneath the golden sky
Heaven is a place on earth, we see it by and by
And I know that it's going to hurt if I get there first
Heaven is a place on earth

Welcome to the Midwest
Where the sky knows best
And you'll finally get some rest
Till the tornado sirens start harmonizing

And I can't tell if I'm in Heaven, if I'm in—
I can't tell if I'm in Heaven, if I'm in—
I can't tell if I'm in Heaven, if I'm in—
I can't tell if I'm in Heaven
Or if I'm in the Badlands

Where the sky expands and you and I expire
Just like sparks flying off some firecracker
In the big disaster we call home

Heaven is a place on earth beneath the golden sky
Heaven is a place on earth, we see it by and by
And I know that it's going to hurt if I get there first
Heaven is a place on earth, on earth
Heaven is a place on earth, on earth

Heaven is a place on earth