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SO, YA WANNA BE A HERO, KID
WELL, WHOOP-DEE-DOO
I HAVE BEEN AROUND THE BLOCK
BEFORE WITH BLOCKHEADS
JUST LIKE YOU
EACH AND EVERYONE
A DISAPPOINTMENT
PAIN, AY! FOR WHICH
THERE AIN'T NO OINTMENT
SO MUCH FOR EXCUSES
THOUGH A KID OF ZEUS IS
ASKIN' ME TO JUMP
INTO THE FRAY
MY ANSWER IS TWO WORDS
OKAY... OOF-OH... YOU WIN
OH, GODS, OY-VAY
I'D GIVEN UP HOPE THAT
SOMEONE WOULD COME ALONG
A FELLOW WHO'D RING THE BELL
FOR ONCE, NOT THE GONG
THE KIND WHO WINS TROPHIES
WON'T SETTLE FOR LOW FEES
AT LEAST SEMI-PRO FEES
BUT, NO... I GET THE GREENHORN
I'VE BEEN OUT TO PASTURE, PAL
MY AMBITION GONE
CONTENT TO SPEND LAZY DAYS
AND TO GRAZE MY LAWN
BUT YOU NEED AN ADVISOR
A SATYR, BUT WISER
A GOOD MERCHANDISER
AND, WOAH...
THERE GOES MY ULCER
I'M DOWN TO ONE LAST HOPE
AND I HOPE IT'S YOU
THOUGH, KID
YOU'RE NOT EXACTLY
A DREAM COME TRUE
I'VE TRAINED ENOUGH TURKEYS
WHO NEVER CAME THROUGH
YOU'RE MY ONE LAST HOPE
SO, YOU'LL HAVE TO DO
DEMI-GODS
HAVE FACED THE ODDS
AND ENDED UP A MOCKERY
DON'T BELIEVE THE STORIES THAT
YOU READ ON ALL THE CROCKERY
TO BE A TRUE HERO, KID
IS A DYIN' ART
LIKE PAINTIN' A MASTERPIECE
IT'S A WORK OF HEART
IT TAKES MORE THAN SINEW
COMES DOWN TO WHAT'S IN YOU
YOU HAVE TO CONTINUE TO GROW
NOW THAT'S MORE LIKE IT
I'M DOWN TO ONE LAST SHOT
AND MY LAST HIGH NOTE
BEFORE THAT BLASTED
UNDERWORLD GETS MY GOAT
MY DREAMS ARE ON YOU, KID
GO, MAKE 'EM COME TRUE
CLIMB THAT UPHILL SLOPE
KEEP PUSHIN' THAT ENVELOPE
YOU'RE MY ONE LAST HOPE
AND, KID, IT'S UP TO YOU... YEAH!