I GUESS I'D BE A HE RO
WITH SWORD AND AR MOR CLA SHING
LOO KING SE MI DA SHING
A SHIELD WI THIN MY GRIP
OR ELSE I'D BE A VI KING
AND LIVE A LIFE OF DA RING
WHILE SME LLING LIKE A HE RRING
U PON A VI KING SHIP
I'D SAIL A WAY
I'D SEE THE WORLD
I'D REACH
THE FAR THEST REA CHES
I'D FEEL THE WIND
I'D TASTE THE SALT AND SEA
AND MAY BE STORM
SOME BEA CHES
THAT'S WHO I'D BE
THAT'S WHO I'D BE
I COULD BE A PO ET
AND WRITE A DI FFERENT STO RY
ONE THAT TELLS OF GLO RY
AND WIPES A WAY THE LIES
AND TO THE SKIES I'D THROW IT
THE STARS WOULD DO THE TE LLING
THE MOON WOULD
HELP WITH SPE LLING
AND NIGHT
WOULD DOT THE I'S
I'D WRITE A VERSE
RE CITE A JOKE
IT'D FIT
IN PER FECT TI MING
I'D SHARE MY HEART
CON FESS THE THINGS
I LEARN AND DO
IT ALL WHILE RHY MING
BUT WE ALL LEARN
BUT WE ALL LEARN
AND O GRE AL WAYS HIDES
AN O GRE'S FATE IS KNOWN
AND O GRE AL WAYS STAYS
IN THE DARK AND ALL A LONE
SO YES I'D BE A HE RO
AND IF MY WISH WAS GRAN TED
MY LIFE WOULD BE EN CHAN TED
OR SO THE STO RIES SAY
OF COURSE I'D BE A HE RO
AND I WOULD SCALE A TO WER
AND SAVE A HOT HOUSE FLO WER
AND CA RRY HER A WAY
BUT STAN DING GUARD THERE'D
BE A BEAST
I'D SOME HOW
O VER WHELM IT
I'D GET THE GIRL
I'D TAKE MY BREATH AND
I'D RE MOVE MY HEL MET
WE'D STAND AND STARE
WE'D SPEAK OF
LOVE WE'D FEEL
THE STARS AS CEN DING
WE'D SHARE A KISS
I'D FIND MY DES TI NY
I'D HAVE A HE RO'S EN DING
A PER FECT HA PPY EN DING
THAT'S HOW IT WOULD BE
A BIG BRIGHT BEAU TI FUL WORLD
BUT NOT FOR ME
AN O GRE AL WAYS HIDES
AN O GRE'S FATE IS KNOW
AN O GRE AL WAYS STAYS
IN THE DARK AND ALL A LONE
ALL A LONE
SO YES I'D BE A HE RO
CAN WE GIVE
AND IF MY WISH WAS GRAN TED
'COS THERE ARE RULES
AND THERE ARE STRUC TURES
OR SO THE STO RIES SAY
YOU'LL BE THE PER FECT HE RO SAVE
I BE LIEVE THE STO RY BOOKS I READ
THE GIRL
AND YOU'LL NEED
BY CAN DLE LIGHT
A PER FECT HA PPY EN DING
THAT'S HOW IT SHOULD BE
