Plight of the Hero

Sometimes,

I sit alone,

And ask why.

It always happens

To the good guys.

They’re the ones who

Live through sleepless nights,

Hopeless lives.

It’s enough

To make me sick,

Enough to kill a guy.

It’s when its dark

I wish that I

Could be their light

To save them all

I wish that I

Could be their hero.

Maybe its love

I just want love,

No one will give me.

Maybe this hero’s

Just a guy.

This hero’s just a lonely guy.

I’d sacrifice my life,

Just for them

I had to fight some group alone,

To keep him safe

I had to break my leg to help,

Protect his smile

I fought them all away and he,

Forgot it all

‘Cause when nothing’s wrong,

I fade to nothing at all.

Its when its dark

I wish that I

Could be their light

To save them all

I wish that I

Could be their hero

Maybe its love,

I just want love

No one will give me.

Maybe this hero’s

Just a guy.

This hero’s just a lonely guy.

I wear myself out,

Just to see

A smile in them.

She was fighting with a best friend,

Friends since five.
She’d cry confused and ask me why,

She hurt inside.

I fought all of those silent demons,

Lurking inside.

Now they’ve patched things up while I,

Rot alone.

‘Cause when there’s nothing wrong,

I fade into nothing at all.

It’s when its dark

I wish that I

Could be their light

To save them all

I wish that I

Could be their hero.

Maybe it’s love,

I just want love,

No one will give me.

Maybe this hero’s

Just a guy.

This hero’s just a lonely guy.

You’re the worst of all,

Cause you pretend to stay by my side.

Whenever things go wrong,

Its my shoulder that you lean on.

And you know that I’ll always be here,

Waiting for you.

You know how much I love you,

How much I believe in you.

Remember when I hooked you two up,

It made you smile so much.

You forgot that I existed,

To you I was dead.

Till of course he broke up with you,

And you cried alone in bed.

I came back to lift you up with,

A heart broken again.

Its when its dark

I wish that I

Could be their light

To save them all

I wish that I

Could be their hero.

Maybe its love,

I just want love,

No one will give me.

Maybe this hero’s,

Just a guy.

This hero’s just a lonely guy.

It’s the way I live,

Left in the shadows by my friends.

Till everything goes wrong,

That’s when you start to see me.

All your lives

Are so filled with light.

The light I shine is invisible,

Till it all gets dark.

And its how I live,

The only way I get love.

I’m so thankful for it,

It’s all I’ve got.

Its when its dark

I wish that I

Could be the light

To save them all

But what about,

When things are fine

And all is well?

Why can’t my light,

Be part of that happiness,

Why can I only

Show up

When its all wrong?

I just want love,

I just want happiness,

Like everyone else.

This hero’s really a nothing,

He’s just a guy.

This hero’s just a lonely guy.

This hero’s just a lonely guy.