don't want to be a hero

ya know these days we'll call anyone a hero

some of them do nothing

absolutely zero

still everybody in the world knows their names

it seems to me we all confuse honor with fame

we see them in primetime

stylin' on our tvs

then at breakfast

smiling on our wheaties

oh

just a bunch of rich folks

getting paid to play

hey if that's all it takes today

i don't wanna be a hero

i'll only break your heart

don't wanna be a hero

i'll only break your heart

personally

i think we oughta

set our sights higher

why imitate sparks

when you wanna be fire?

why use a flashlight

when we've got the moon?

we're flesh and blood people

we're not damn cartoons

i wish i was

but i'm not a jonas salk

nor mother theresa

hell no

i just rock

now listen to me

just trying to make ya blink

i'm not a role model

i just sing

don't wanna be a hero

i'll only break your heart

don't wanna be a hero

i'll only break your heart

artificial saviors

oh they make me scream

cause there ain't no easy way

to be redeemed

so many paths to take

ya gotta find your voice

just can't escape

the fact that it's you

that has to make that choice

don't limit yourself

to cable television

heroes have been around

why ever since heroism

so pull out your plato

and read your shakespeare

jefferson

einstein

but i don't wanna be your hero

i'll only break your heart