The Hero - Lyrics - J. Englishman

Well I've been watching from the shadows While you shook your fist at God And screamed for all who listened About how he's done you wrong Why don't you put away your pistols Climb down off your cross Coz the battle's long been over And the war is long since lost And all those bridges that you've broken Done burned down long ago Coz you just had to be the superstar Just had to be the hero You just had to be the hero Well I was there in the beginning And I saw you choose your path I watched your candle burning And I knew it wouldn't last Coz when experience comes knocking Innocence will pass And all that once seemed child-like Is now ugly, crude and crass And you wonder how you lost yourself So many years ago Coz you just had to be the superstar Just had to be the hero You just had to be the hero Are you as angry on the inside As you are on the surface Been frontin' so long you've forgotten the purpose Now there's a hole in the whole Where your soul Used to be Well I've been watching from the shadows While you shook your fist at God And screamed for all who listened About how he's done you wrong Why don't you put away your pistols Climb down off your cross Coz the battle's long been over And the war is long since lost And now this old broken heart Weeps for the one I used to know Who just had to be the superstar Just had to be the hero You just had to be the hero Why did you have to be the hero