J. Englishman
When you shook your fist at God
And screamed for all who'd listen
'Bout how he's done you wrong
Why don't you put away your pistols
Climb down off your cross
Cause the battle's long been over
And the war is long since lost
And all those bridges that you'd broken
Done burned down long ago
Cause you just had to be the superstar
Just had to be the hero
You just had to be the hero
Well, I was there in the beginning
And I saw you change your path
And I watched your candle burning
And I knew it wouldn't last
Cause when experience comes knocking
Innocence will pass
And all that once seemed childlike
Is now ugly crude and crass
And you wonder how you lost yourself
So many years ago
Cause you just had to be the superstar
Just had to be the hero
You just had to be the hero
Are you as angry on the inside
As you are on the surface?
You've been frontin' so long
You've forgotten the purpose
Now there's a hole in the whole
Where your soul used to be
Well, I've been watching from the shadows
When you shook your fist at God
And screamed for all who'd listen
'Bout how he's done you wrong
Why don't you put away your pistols
Climb down your cross
Cause the battle's long been over
And the war is long since lost
And now this old broken heart
Weeps for the one he used to know
Cause you just had to ne the super star
Just had to be the hero
You just had to be the hero
Why did you have to be the hero?