Nobody's Hero

I knew he was different in his sexuality

I went to his parties as a straight minority

It never seemed a threat to my masculinity

He only introduced me to a wider reality

As the years went by

We drifted apart

When I heard the he was gone

I felt a shadow cross my heart

But he's nobody's hero

Saves a drowning child, cures a wasting disease

Hero

Lands a crippled airplane, solves great mysteries

Hero

Not the handsome actor who plays a hero's role

Hero

Not the glamor girl who'd love to sell her soul

If anybody's buying, nobody's hero

I didn't know the girl but I know her family

All their lives were shattered in a nightmare of brutality

They try to carry on, try to bear the agony

Try to hold some faith in the  goodness of humanity

As the years went by

We drifted apart

When I heard that she was gone

I felt a shadow cross my heart

But she's nobody's hero

Is the voice of reason against the howling mob

Hero

Is the pride of purpose in the unrewarding job (In the unrewarding job)

Hero

Not the champion player who plays the perfect game

Hero

Not the glamor boy who loves to sell his name

Everybody's buying, nobody's hero

As the years went by

We drifted apart

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 a crippled airplane, solves great mysteries

Hero

Not the handsome actor, who plays a hero's role

Hero

Not the glamor girl who'd love to sell her soul

If anybody's buying, nobody's hero

Nobody's hero

Hero

Nobody's hero

Hero

Nobody's hero