Off
To Be A Hero
So,
you’re off to be a hero, now. So you’re on the road to
glory
So you’re on your way to make it, now; you can hear a distant
drum
Gonna look for new horizons, now, ever farther, ever higher
Gonna take your place among the stars, ‘cause you feel your
time has come
Far from me to try to bring you down; once upon a time a dream comes
true
But
it’s a money world of money men, you must have more than time
to spend
No matter what you do, you will be under their control
A fortune in a wishing well, a hollow world of buy and sell
And someone’s always waiting with a contract on your soul...
So,
you’re ready for the millions, now, for the rising tide of faces
You can almost hear them cheering, now, and their eyes are fixed on
you
And their hearts are beating faster, now, full of love and admiration
And they’re hoping you will show them how they can do the things
you do
Far from me to try to bring you down; once upon a time it’s
up to you
But
it’s a money world of money men, you must have more than time
to spend
No matter what you do, you will be under their control
A fortune in a wishing well, a hollow world of buy and sell
And someone’s always waiting with a contract on your soul...
Well,
it’s only been a lifetime, now, I went looking for the ladder
There was no one there to show me how, or how far I’d have to
climb
And I’ve still got two feet on the ground; I’ve mastered
my emotions
‘Cause I never got beyond the clouds, and I’m running
out of time
Far from me to try to bring you down; once upon a time, when it was
new...
But
it’s a money world of money men, you must have more than time
to spend
No matter what you do, you will be under their control
A fortune in a wishing well, a hollow world of buy and sell
And someone’s always waiting with a contract on your soul...
So,
you’re off to be a hero, now...
Words
and music ©1998 by Robert Paul Shelter
All Rights Reserved
