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Hero Lyrics — Phil Collins | Dork

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Phil Collins
Hero Lyrics

Lyrics

Hero

1993

Written by David Crosby, Phil Collins

Produced by Nick Davies, Phil Collins

Lyrics

Hero

Well it was one of those great stories That you can't put down at night The hero knew what he had to do And he wasn't afraid to fight The villain goes to jail While the hero goes free I wish it were that simple for me And the reason that she loved him Was the reason I loved him too And he never wondered what was right or wrong He just knew He just knew Shadow and shape mix together at dawn But by time you catch them simplicity's gone And so we sort through the pieces My friends and I Searching through the darkness to find The breaks in the sky And the reason that she loved him Was the reason I loved him too And he never wondered what was right or wrong He just knew He just knew And we wonder, yes we wonder How do you make sense of this When the hero kills the maiden With his kiss? With his kiss Well it was one of those great stories That you can't put down at night The hero knew what he had to do And he wasn't afraid to fight The villain goes to jail While the hero goes free I wish it were that simple for me If it were that simple for me

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About this track

"Hero" is a song by Phil Collins, released in 1993. The song was written by David Crosby, Phil Collins. It was produced by Nick Davies, Phil Collins.

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