Hercules movie - One Last Hope lyrics

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So, ya wanna be a hero, kid?<br>

Well, whoop-de-do!<br>

I have been around the block before<br>

With blockheads just like you<br>

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Each and ev'ryone a disappointment<br>

Pain for which there ain't no ointment<br>

So much for excuses<br>

Though a kid of Zeus is<br>

Asking me to jump into the fray<br>

My answer is two words -<br>

O.K.<br>

You win<br>

Oh gods<br>

Oy vay!<br>

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I'd given up hope that someone would come along<br>

A fellow who'd ring the bell for once<br>

Not the gong<br>

The kind who wins trophies<br>

Won't settle for low fees<br>

At least semi-pro fees<br>

But no - I get the greenhorn<br>

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I've been out to pasture pal, my ambition gone<br>

Content to spend lazy days and to graze my lawn<br>

But you need an advisor<br>

A satyr, but wiser<br>

A good merchandiser<br>

And oohh!<br>

There goes my ulcer!<br>

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I'm down to one last hope<br>

And I hope it's you<br>

Though, kid, you're not exactly<br>

A dream come true<br>

I've trained enough turkeys<br>

Who never came through<br>

You're my one last hope<br>

So you'll have to do<br>

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Demigods have faced the odds<br>

And ended up a mockery<br>

Don't believe the stories<br>

That you read on all the crockery<br>

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To be a true hero, kid, is a dying art<br>

Like painting a masterpiece, it's a work of heart<br>

It takes more than sinew<br>

Comes down to what's in you<br>

You have to continue to grow<br>

Now that's more like it!<br>

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I'm down to one last shoot<br>

And my last high note<br>

Before that blasted Underworld<br>

Gets my goat<br>

My dreams are on you, kid<br>

Go make 'em come true<br>

Climb that uphil slope<br>

Keep pushing that envelope<br>

You're my one last hope<br>

And, kid, it's up to you<br>

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