Hero

Her and her friends filed into a Camry

Headed downtown, got in for free

She's all dolled up, lookin' VIP

Walked in, found a booth

Took a seat

Wiped a tear from the corner of her eye

Faked a smile to the Corona guy

Usually she wouldn't give him the time of day

But hey, in here tonight

She don't wanna feel nothin' real

She just wants somebody to give

Her attention for a minute

Call her beautiful

She ain't tryin' to wind up in love

She's just trying to burn some time up

On a Friday night in the neon light

Yeah, he hurt her so

She just needs a hero

To save her from being all alone

For payin' for a drink she don't want

Nothin' more than a dance or two

She's feelin' blue

But she just needs a hero

Mm, mm

She just needs a hero

He's all geared up for his football game

He's wearin' his jersey with the same last name

The sole reminder of the guy that ain't around these days

And his mama's up in them aluminum stands

Sayin', "Run, baby, run"

She's his number one fan

Doin' the best she can

But wonderin' why his daddy can't be a better man

He just wants to feel what kids feel

Walkin' off the football field

After winnin', for a minute

In his daddy's plans

A kid should never have to wonder

If his old man even loves him

On a Friday night under Friday lights

Shouldn't be so sad

That should be his hero

That left him and his mama all alone

Barely even calls him on the phone

Every year in March

There's a birthday card

But he just needs a hero

Mm, mm

Yeah, he just needs a hero

There's an old white haired preacher man

With a leather-bound good book on the stand

Says, "If you're ready for a change

Here's a chance, with every head bowed slip up your hand

If you wanna feel something real

That this mean old world can't kill

Not even Satan, there's a savior

He'll wash away your sins

All you gotta do is repent

Open up your heart, accept him

And he'll save your soul"

Jesus is a hero

Ooh, ooh

And everybody needs a hero

Jesus is a hero

Ooh

And everybody needs a hero