Jeffrey Gaines - Hero In Me lyrics

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He's lived as long as he possibly can<br />

Given the circumstance<br />

'Cause he's protected himself from the world<br />

He never gave it a chance<br />

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And he says, "Here in my security<br />

I've put a limit on my self-potential and my possibility"<br />

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She's seen these walls and they never change<br />

Everything's in its place<br />

Her relationships are neatly arranged<br />

Down to religion and race<br />

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And she says, "Here in my security<br />

I don't make a move unless my friends approve<br />

I do what's expected of me"<br />

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And as I grow older<br />

And there's so much that I do not know<br />

I'm drawn to those who are bolder<br />

And go where no one dare to go<br />

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And I sleep and I dream of the person I might have been<br />

And I'll be free again<br />

And I'll speak like someone who's been to the highest peaks<br />

And back again<br />

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And I swear that my grass is greener than anyone's<br />

'Til I believe again<br />

Then I wake and the dream fades away and I face the day<br />

And then realize that there's got to be some hero in me<br />

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There's got to be some hero in me<br />

There's got to be some hero in me<br />

There's got to be some hero in me<br />

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They've been suppressing their every desire<br />

They do nothing on a whim<br />

She's lost her sparkle and he's lost the fire<br />

Their future looks very dim<br />

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And I say, "Here in my security<br />

I've simply let myself go, I've developed a co-dependency"<br />

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And as I grow older<br />

So many places that I've never been<br />

Well, time's tappin' my shoulder<br />

I hope it's never too late to begin, yeah<br />

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And I sleep and I dream of the person I might have been<br />

And I'll be free again<br />

And I'll speak like someone who's been to the highest peaks<br />

And back again<br />

<br />

And I swear that my grass is greener than anyone's<br />

'Til I believe again<br />

Then I wake and the dream fades away and I face my day<br />

And then realize that there's got to be some hero in me<br />

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There's hero in you and in me<br />

That sometimes it's so hard to see, yeah<br />

There's got to be some hero in we