There's no hero in the song, I was confused by that comment. There are many, many songs with this structure in
the country/folk tradition. Hopefully the level of detail and extra layers of this one add to the genre.


Nashville demos etc:

https://www.soundclick.com/bands3/default.cfm?bandID=431939

other demos:

https://soundcloud.com/wabash-cannibal

Amazon Kindle books by Robert George you may enjoy:

1) Americana

2) Teenage Graceland

3) The Will to Be

4) Fort Mystery

5) Wheel Sea

6) My One True Love