Heroes

Son, you make me feel so proud

I pop the buttons right off my shirt

I know I promised to take you to the lake today

But I'm going to have to break that promise and it really hurts

Every time I go fishin', it always starts me wishin'

That I could be a child again

Take my 50 cents and go down to the local picture show

To watch my heroes rope and ride

Most times they'd win but when they'd lose

It always made me cry

Ain't nothing quite as sad

As watching your heroes die

One by one, and as they fall

Soon there'll be no heroes at all

Well, I guess the fish just ain't bitin'

Just as well, 'cause I don't feel like fightin'

All in all, it just ain't that great a fishin' day

That old newspaper headline

Kind of wrapped around this old heart of mine

Another big one got away

And I can't count the times he's made me laugh

But this time, he's made me cry

And there ain't nothing quite as sad

As watching your heroes die

One by one as they fall

Soon there'll be no heroes at all