Be the Hero Songtext
von Norbert Leo Butz

What if I told you
You could change the world
With just one thought
What if I told you
You could be king
Anything you desired, boy
Anything on a plate
All within your power to create

I know somewhere in the Darkness
There′s a story meant for me
Where I always know exactly what to say
I know somewhere some surprising ending
Waits for me to tell it my own way


Be the hero of your story if you can
Be the champion in the fight
Not just the man
Don't depend on other people
To put paper next to pen
Be the hero of your story, boy, and then
You can rise to be the hero once again
Now the best part of an adventure is the people you meet
What if I said I met a witch
When I was very young
What if I said
She showed me how I die
Powerless in the face of it
Terrified in the wood
That was where my life was
Changed for the good

Hey!
What if I said I met a giant
Wasting in a cave
What if I claimed I rose
To be far braver
Then be brave
All my life of stories, son,
And every one is true
So believe me
As I′m telling you

To be the hero of your story
While you may
Be the guy who gets the girl and
Saves the Day

You don't need a book of Greeks to teach you how to stay alive
Be the hero of each story you derive

Then forever you're
The hero who′ll survive


Every tale that you invent
Becomes alive
That you make real
Where each character you meet becomes your friend

You don′t need to be a novelist
To make believe what's
Waiting ′round the bend
Be the hero of your story
'Til it′s done
Why go Promenade when
You were born to run
If you understand
This premise
You will never be alone

You can conquer
Every challange
You can face each
Stepping stone
Be the hero of your story

What if I swore I saw a mermaid swimming
In the Mist
What if I told you
She would be the first girl
That I kissed
Out there in the water
Filled with eagerness and fear
Here is what she whispered in my ear

Be the hero of your story
Be the hero of your story
Be the hero of your story
Now listen, son,
Now one day I met this fisherman, see?

Oh, you gotta help me!
If I don't catch a fish, my family′s gonna starve

Mmmhmm.
Well the fish are sleepin'!
You gotta get'em movin′.
Try the Alabama Stomp!
Works every time!

Something about this rhythmic really gets their fins movin′.
Give a man a fish, you feed him for a day.
Teach a man to fish, you feed him for a lifetime.
Teach a man the Alabama stomp, you feed his soul!
I know somewhere in the future there's
Adventure waits for me
Filled with mystery and people I can love I know out there
On the road of Life
I′ll live the story I've been
Dreaming of

Live the story I′ve been Dreaming of!
Be the hero every time
You get the chance
If the Music Stops Continue with the dance

On a wing or on a Prayer
You get there
Only with your voice

Be attentive Be inventive Be the first one to Rejoice With the
Story in your heart You won't need Any other choice You′re a hero
Fighting dragons,
Winning wars Be the hero And the world will soon be yours!