Hero

[Verse 1] You asked have I ever seen a broken man? A man with a cast or a man with his head in his hands And nothing left to hold onto but the past Pain which stains his cheek Pretend it's rain So we pass him guilt-free While he count his change His home and his carrier bags How many days can a man survive without food, just prayer He answered sadly through his stare I take you there, but I think you're scared You can't prepare for the weight of this man's sorrow Maybe tomorrow you'll be ready But you might not even be there To borrow a blessing or whatever you kindly spare Punched and humbled he stumbles down one of live streets That laughs as he fumbles through trash Scared the ass of me Mumbles, you shattered his hope like broke glass What he's thinking? Sorry I asked [Chorus] Tell me where the heroes hide, heroes hide I feel like giving up See the world through a thousand eyes, thousand lives Can't do this alone Tell me where the heroes hide, heroes hide I feel like giving up See the world through a thousand eyes, thousand lives Can't do this alone [Verse 2] You asked have I've spoken to a broken man? Do I have the compassion just to touch his hand? Could I cut it in the gutter? While he tells me plans he had at my age Ambition brutally snatched with opportunities You probably think me mad Probably thinkin' it was drugs he had stashed in the bag Probably call the cops, tell 'em that I'm being harassed But this man has education and life I'll never had Crack shoes with holes in the toes I told stories of a man with power Now they're missing the soul His own tee, the sheets and his pocket like gold And do I have the heart to tell him that they can't be sold? Weathered lines like dried earth when he smiles [?] miser [?] miles 'Cause miles is what he sees from the heap where he's at But the heap is miles away from the track [Chorus] Tell me where the heroes hide, heroes hide I feel like giving up See the world through a thousand eyes, thousand lives Can't do this alone Tell me where the heroes hide, heroes hide I feel like giving up See the world through a thousand eyes, thousand lives Can't do this alone [Verse 3] Could you break bread with a broken man? Whose hands quiver like you're givin' him a second chance Ah, yes Could you respect a nameless man? Who shame scars and mocks him Like dirt in his hands Ah, yes Did he fail in life or life fail him? Could he ever forgive a world that just gives in Nah, he rips in, never letting sadness win 'Cause his wisdom shines through the mists of sins If I could trade places for just one day A pray would not be brave enough to bear the hate Could I take the fact that life won't change 'Cause I'm equal but they do me in a different way Got no place, streets are home Life's a free ride The ride he's too broke to get on This man could be gone, lowkey playing this song But do nothing when the next guy staggers along [Chorus] Tell me where the heroes hide, heroes hide I feel like giving up See the world through a thousand eyes, thousand lives Can't do this alone Tell me where the heroes hide, heroes hide I feel like giving up See the world through a thousand eyes, thousand lives Can't do this alone [Chorus] Tell me where the heroes hide, heroes hide I feel like giving up See the world through a thousand eyes, thousand lives Can't do this alone Tell me where the heroes hide, heroes hide I feel like giving up See the world through a thousand eyes, thousand lives Can't do this alone