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I knew he was different in his sexuality |
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I went to his parties as a straight minority |
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It never seemed a threat to my masculinity |
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He only introduced me to a wider reality |
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As the years went by, we drifted apart |
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When I heard that he was gone |
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I felt a shadow cross my heart |
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But he's nobody's hero |
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Saves a drowning child |
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Cures a wasting disease |
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Hero...lands the crippled airplane |
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Solves great mysteries |
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Hero...not the handsome actor |
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Who plays a hero's role |
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Hero...not the glamour girl |
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Who'd love to sell her soul |
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If anybody's buying |
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Nobody's hero |
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I didn't know the girl, but I knew her family |
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All their lives were shattered in a nightmare of brutality |
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They try to carry on, try to bear the agony |
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Try to hold some faith in the goodness of humanity |
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As the years went by, we drifted apart |
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When I heard that she was gone |
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I felt a shadow cross my heart |
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But she's nobody's hero |
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Is the voice of reason against the howling mob |
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Hero...is the pride of purpose |
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In the unrewarding job |
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Hero...not the champion player |
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Who plays the perfect game |
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Hero...not the glamour boy |
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Who loves to sell his name |
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Everybody's buying |
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Nobody's hero |
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As the years went by, we drifted apart |
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When I heard that you were gone |
|
I felt a shadow cross my heart |
|
But he's nobody's hero |
|
Saves a drowning child |
|
Cures a wasting disease |
|
Hero...lands the crippled airplane |
|
Solves great mysteries |
|
Hero...not the handsome actor |
|
Who plays a hero's role |
|
Hero...not the glamour girl |
|
Who'd love to sell her soul |
|
If anybody's buying |
|
Nobody's hero |
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Hero |
