What if I told you you could change the world with just one thought?

What if I told you you could be a king?

Anything you desired, boy, anything on a plate

All within your power to create

I know somewhere in the darkness, there's a story meant for me

Where I always know exactly what to say

I know somewhere some surprising ending waits for me to tell it my own way

Be the hero of your story if you can

Be the champion in the fight, not just the man

Don't depend on other people to put paper next to pen

Be the hero of your story, boy, and then

You can rise to be the hero once again

Now, the best part of an adventure is the people you meet

What if I said I met a witch when I was very young?

What if I said she showed me how I die?

Powerless in the face of it, terrified in the wood

That was where my life was changed for the good

Hey!

What if I said I met a giant wasting in a cave?

What if I claimed I rose to be far braver than the brave?

All my life of stories, son, and every one is true

So, believe me as I'm telling you

To be the hero of your story while you may

Be the guy who gets the girl and saves the day

You don't need a book of Greeks to teach ya how to stay alive

Be the hero of each story you derive

Then forever, you're the hero who'll survive

Every tale that you invent becomes alive that you make real

Where each character you meet becomes your friend

You don't need to be a novelist to make believe what's waiting 'round the bend

(Be the hero of your story 'til it's done)

(Why go promenade when you were born to run?)

If you understand this premise, you will never be alone

(You can conquer every challenge)

(You can face each stepping stone)

(Be the hero of your story)

What if I swore I saw a mermaid swimming in the mist?

What if I told you she would be the first girl that I kissed?

Out there in the water filled with eagerness and fear

Here is what she whispered in my ear

("Be the hero of your story, be the hero of your story, be the hero of, the hero of your story")

Now listen, son, now one day, I met this fisherman, see?

"Oh, you gotta help me! If I don't catch a fish, my family's gonna starve"

Mm-hmn, well, the fish are sleepin', you gotta get 'em movin'

Try the Alabama Stomp

"The Alabama Stomp? What's that?"

See if I can remember this little dance here

Oh yeah, it's coming back, yeah, just like ridin' a bike

Uh, uh, uh, uh

Mm-hmn, works every time son, I can't explain

Something about this rhythmic really gets their fins movin' (ha-ha-ha)

Hold on, let's see what you got now, c'mon, woo

Something tells me you've done this before now

Son, listen, you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day

Teach a man to fish, you feed him for a lifetime

Teach a man the Alabama stomp, you feed his soul!

Hello, y'all (yeah, yeah)

Oh, I love that sound

You watchin' me, Will? Oh

I bet you didn't know your old man can do this now hah?

Oh, here we go y'all, c'mon, c'mon, y'all hear that sound? I hear somethin' out there, woo

I know somewhere in the future there's adventure waits for me

Filled with mystery and people I can love

I know out there on the road of life, I'll live the story I've been dreaming of (live the story I've been dreaming of)

(Be the hero every time you get the chance)

(If the music stops, continue with the dance)

On a wing or on a prayer, you'll get there only with your voice

(Be attentive, be inventive, be the first one to rejoice)

(With the story in your heart, you won't need any other choice)

(You're a hero, fighting dragons, winning wars)

(Be the hero, and the world will soon be yours!)