Decided to write a song for my hero

Considering he's done so much for me

He's the one that pulled me up, when I fell down, so low

He's the one that led me through the darkness, when I could not see

Never met a man more gentle

Or any humbler

Never once heard him raise his voice, or saw him mad

But I watched him break his back on the coal and lumber

And give her everything she never had

'Cause when it all comes down to zero

There's nothing more this life could ever give

And I know I'll never find another hero

Not another one like him

Born on a summer day in some dark holler

Way back in the hills of Barrett County

Well, he grew up poor, and he never saw a dollar

But a dollar ain't no good in a coal camp anyway

'Cause when it all comes down to zero

Nothing more this life could ever give

And I know I'll never find another hero

Not another one like him

And if I'm half the man he is when I die

I don't know if I could ask for too much more

Taught me, you only need one hand to count your real friends

In this life, you find true love you better take both on

Hold on to your soul

'Cause when it all comes down to zero

There's nothing more this life could ever give

And I know I'll never find another hero

Not another one like him

Decided to write a song for my hero

Considering he's done so much for me