Hero

Mmmh...From the girl in my dreams, I knew about the hoodHad a little baby, life was all goodThen I got to call, if something was wrongNext thing I know, I was back to my old waysGoin' out, till they came and took me awayNow everything I work for is gone (gone)Refrain:Oooh, I wish I wanna turn awayI was still be free todaySometimes it don't pay to be the heroOooh, should I look into my baby's eyesBefore I took another man his lifeIt don't pay to be the heroThere is something I can say to bring him backThey lost him just right thereI wish that we could turn aroundThere is something I can say to bring him backThey lost him just right thereI wish that we could turn aroundDon't know why I was to hard to let the life goI was mad, wasn't thinking `bout my family at homeAnd how much they're dependent on meNow I'm looking at 20 years…I'm not gonna get the chance to see my baby growAnd what she gonna think about her daddy (daddy)OhhhRefrain:Oooh, I wish I wanna turn awayI was still be free todaySometimes it don't pay to be the heroOooh, should I look into my baby's eyesBefore I took another man his lifeIt don't pay to be the heroThere is something I can say to bring him backThey lost him just right thereI wish that we could turn aroundThere is something I can say to bring him backThey lost him just right thereI wish that we could turn aroundSo many nights I don't sleep (nights I don't sleep)Couse I think about the things that I've seen (things that I've seen)They're almost really driving me crazy (driving me crazy)Instead the piece of mess seperates my family from meRefrain:Oooh, I wish I wanna turn awayI was still be free todaySometimes it don't pay to be the heroOooh, should I look into my baby's eyesBefore I took another man his lifeIt don't pay to be the heroThere is something I can say to bring him backThey lost him just right thereI wish that we could turn aroundThere is something I can say to bring him backThey lost him just right thereI wish that we could turn aroundFrom the girl in my dreams, I knew about the hoodHad a little baby, life was all goodThen I got to call, if something was wrong