Andrew Lippa, Norbert Leo Butz - Be the Hero lyrics

What if I told you
You could change the world
With just one thought what if I told you
You could be a king
Anything you desired, boy
Anything on a plate
All within your power to create

I know somewhere in the darkness
There's a story meant for me
Where I always know exactly what to say
I know somewhere some surprising ending
Wait's for me to tell it my own way
Be the hero of your story if you can
Be the champion in the fight
Not just the man
Don't depend on other people
To put paper next to pen
Be the hero of your story, boy, and then
You can rise to be the hero once again

Now, the best part of an adventure
Is the people you meet

What if I said I met a witch
When I was very young what if I said
She showed me how I die

Powerless in the face of it
Terrified in the wood
That was where my life was changed for good

Hey! What if I said I met a giant
Wasting in a cave what if I claimed I rose
To be far braver than the brave

All my life of stories, son
And every one is true so believe me
As I'm telling you

To be the hero of your story while you may
Be the guy who gets the girl
And saves the day

You don't need a book of Greeks
To teach you how to stay alive
Be the hero of each story you derive

Then forever you're the hero who'll survive

Every tale that you invent becomes a life
That you make real where each character
You meet becomes your friend
You don't need to be a novelist
To make believe what's
Waiting 'round the bend

Be the hero of your story 'Til it's done
Why go promenade when you were born to run

If you understand this premise
You will never be alone

You can conquer every challenge
You can face each stepping stone

Be the hero of your story

What if I swore i saw a mermaid swimming
In the mist what if I told you
She would be the first girl that I kissed

Out there in the water
Filled with eagerness and fear
Here is what she whispered in my ear:

Be the hero of your story
Be the hero of your story
Be the hero of your story

Now listen, son now, one day, I
Met this fisherman, see?

Oh, you gotta help me! If I don't catch
A fish, my family's gonna starve!

Mhm well, the fish are sleepin'!
You gotta get'em movin'
Try the Alabama Stomp!

Works every time!

Something about this rythym really
Gets their fins movin’
Give a man a fish, you feed him for a day
Teach a man to fish
You feed him for a lifetime
Teach a man the Alabama Stomp
You feed his soul!

I know somewhere in the future
There’s adventure wait's for me
Filled with mystery and people i can love
I know out there on the road of life
I’ll live the story I’ve been dreaming of

Live the story I’ve been dreaming of!
Be the hero every time you get the chance
If the music stops continue with the dance

On a wing or on a prayer you get there
Only with your voice

Be attentive be inventive
Be the first one to rejoice
With the story in your heart you won’t need
Any other choice you’re a hero
Fighting dragons, winning wars be the hero
And the world will soon be yours!