Story Behind The Song
Our children need heroes...not just in their families but in their world at large. Will you be the needed hero for a child?
| Song Length |
2:46 |
Genre |
Folk - General |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Duet Male/Female |
| Mood |
Endearing, Moving |
Subject |
Birds, Heartbreak |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
A Different Kind of Hero
Is there anyone more helpless than a child
How they need to be admired and to make somebody proud
How they need a guide and teacher as they sort the good and bad
Is there any greater hero than a Dad
I don’t think so
Is there anyone more hungry than a child
Not just their bodies, but their hearts and souls need nurture to survive
And they’ll eat you out of house and heart ‘til you think your love is gone
Is there any greater hero than a Mom
I don’t think so
Most our heroes are in comic books or behind a loud guitar
We follow them in politics and trade their baseball cards
But a different kind of hero goes unnoticed all the while
They give their lives away to raise a child
Some kids don’t have heroes in their homes
Nurture turns to poison and they’re stranded all alone
So today the call goes out across the village far and wide
Will you be the needed hero for a child
Most our heroes are in comic books or behind a loud guitar
We follow them in politics and trade their baseball cards
But a different kind of hero goes unnoticed all the while
They give their lives away to raise a child
(c) 1999 Music and Lyrics by Steven Kalas - BMI