Little girl,
only 17 years old
Life just got in the way,
don't know what to say
She's heard it all before,
lying on her
bedroom floor
Thinking, My life has
to be worth more
She dreams of going
to New York City
Her heart's already
there but her head's
fighting a wall
Little girl, only
17 years old
Looking for a star
but it's just too dark
When streams get
a little bit wider
And it's hard to swim
across the water
And the scars get
a little bit deeper
And a flame
turns into a fire
Tonight when you
need a way out
Someone to lean on,
some kind of hero
He's there when you
look in the mirror
Staring back at ya
There's a hero in
You, you, you
There's a hero in you
You, you
There's a hero in you
Old man tryna
make it on his own
Looking at the space
where his wife once was
Wants to find there
something to believe in
He hears a knock at
the door this evening
She says, I'm going to
New York City to
follow my dreams
Would you
come with me
Little girl, only
17 years old
Looking at the stars
in her grandad's eyes
And the streams get
a little bit wider
But together they
cross the river
And the scars get a
little bit lighter
And the sky looks
a little brighter
Tonight when you
need a way out
Someone to lean on,
some kind of hero
He's there when you
look in the mirror
Staring back at ya
There's a hero in
You, you, you
There's a hero in you
You, you
There's a hero in you
You, you