Heroes

[Verse 1]
They say that when it comes to choosing heroes
It's best to pick the ones who aren't around
If you choose among the living
You tend to have misgivings
When your hero lets you down
He might of had a bad night in your town

[Verse 2]
And so I will not name my heroes
And I'll keep my distance when I can
But if time should bend or break them
I hope I won't forsake them
If by chance they need a friend
Or need to walk on ordinary ground

[Verse 3]
God knows it must be tough to be a hero
To wake up in a hero's state of mind
They say it's hard to be heroic
Much easier to blow it
When somebody's watching all the time
And you're dancing on the thin edge of a dime

[Bridge]
They say it's hard, so hard
They say it's hard, hard
Ain't it hard

[Verse 4]
If someday I'm mistaken for a hero
I only hope it's after I am gone
Some of us are heroes
Some of us are zeros
Wannabes who never were the one
But who is who when all is said and done

[Verse 5]
They say that when it comes to choosing heroes
It's best to pick the ones who aren't around
If you choose among the living
You tend to have misgivings
When your hero lets you down
He might of had a bad night in your town

[Outro]
He might of had a bad night
I hope he has a good night
I hope they have a good night in your town
I hope he has a good night in your town
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