Hero

[Intro: Royce da 5'9"]

(Ooh-ooh)

Uh

Crown Royal bag open, watching boxing

Arguing with dad, who gon' knock who out, shit

He probably gon' be mad if my fighter drop his

And that's exactly what happened, now he got me moppin'

Damn it

[Chorus: Royce da 5'9"]

Okay, Papa was my hero, without him, I'd be zero

Probably six feet below, probably sniffin' kilos

Probably homicide or robbery for all that we know

Stayed on top of me, made sure that I achieved

Even more than I believed that I can be though

[Verse 1: Royce da 5'9"]

Okay, Lysol, toothbrush, scrubbin' on the toilet bowl

Soon as they cut the street lights off, you rush home, nigga

You must be on time at all times

You gon' get the stool 'cause you won't miss your school bus

Papa was psychotic, Mama was a goddess

Big bro had a dome missin' screws 'cause I grew up a screw-up

Cop the Book of Ryan, nigga, go and listen to us

Even though sometimes a nigga home would get abusive

But Papa showed us tough love, don't misconstrue us

I talked about his past, I thought I did it with respect

But I'm just dragging all these bags, and all these feelings is suppressed

I'm just a artist, and anytime I write, I put the art first

In retrospect, I feel like you're right, we should've talked first

I apologize

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To my hero, without him, I'd be zero

Or probably six feet below, or probably sniffin' kilos

Robberies at college, how do we know?

Gettin' into drama's easy, findin' peace is hard as Finding Nemo

This goes out to y'all if y'all grew up without a hero

[Verse 2: Royce da 5'9"]

Uh, 17, you told me go to the Army or get out

I had to walk, and as I'm walking out

I started having thoughts of all that's happened over the years

And been swept under the rug and never talked about

Wasn't 'til I let go of the grudge

Let all of these feelings on my heart get out

I got all the blessings the reverend talks about

I agree, a lot of things between he and I should be TMI

Y'all can call me anything but me a liar

I just write the truth for free, my mind for the BMI

Uh, not only did I finally realize there is a God

I realized a nigga highly favored

One thing that's phenomenal was the day I decided

To hold myself accountable for my behavior

My bank account would grow

All of the things that Papa instilled inside me

Was like the common denominator

I flew out to NY, I said, "I'm living here 'til I get a deal"

Came back a year later signed to a major

Pop, I just want you to keep my mama happy

She stayed right there beside you through all this time

She went above and beyond faithful

And you inspired me to get dollars, but my way, like Carlito

I'll retire you as soon as I'm able

My hero (My hero)

[Outro: White Gold]

Look what you've done (Nah, nah) (My hero)

Look what you've done (My hero)

We're used to sweepin' problems under the rug

We're used to barely showin' any emotion

Maybe this was the ideal love (My hero)

Look what you've done (Yeah, yeah) (My hero)

Look what you've done (My hero)

We're used to sweepin' problems under the rug (Yeah, yeah)

We're used to barely showin' any emotion (Yeah, yeah)

Maybe this was the ideal love (My hero)

I know, I wanna know what love is all about (My hero)

I wanna know so bad, oh (My hero)

To the one that I love now (My hero)

And I love you so, so, now (My hero)