Intro
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I guess I’d be a hero
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With sword and armor clashing
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Looking semi dashing
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A shield within my grip
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Or else I’d be a Viking
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And live a life of daring
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While smelling like a herring
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Upon a Viking ship
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I’d sail away I’d see the world
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I'd reach the farthest reaches
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I’d feel the wind I’d taste the salt and sea
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And may - be storm some beaches
That’s who I’d be
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That’s who I’d be
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Or I could be a poet and write a diff’rent story
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One that tells of glory and wipes away the lies
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Into the skies I’d throw it
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The stars would do the telling
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The moon would help with spelling
And night would dot the “I’s”
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I’d write a verse recite a joke
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With wit and perfect timing
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I’d share my heart confess the things I yearn
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And do it all while rhyming
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But we all learn but we all learn
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An ogre always hides an ogre’s fate is known
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An ogre always stays in the dark and all alone
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So yes I’d be a hero and if my wish were granted
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Life would be enchanted or so the stories say
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Of course I’d be a hero and I would scale a tower
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To save a hot-house flower
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And carry her away
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But standing guard would be a beast
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I’d somehow overwhelm it
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I’d get the girl I’d take a breath
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And I’d remove my helmet
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We’d stand and stare we’d speak of love
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We’d feel the stars ascending
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We’d share a kiss I’d find my destiny
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I’d have a he - ro’s end - ing
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A perfect happy end - ing
That’s how it would be
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A big bright beautiful world
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But not for me
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An ogre always hides
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An ogre’s fate is known
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An ogre always stays in the dark All alone and I know
An ogre always stays in the dark All alone
You’re all alone
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He’ll appear cause there are rules and there are stric
So yes I’ll be hero and if my wish were granted life would be enchanted
All a - lone
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tures I believe the sto – ry – books I
Or so the stories say Of course I’d be a hero and I would scale a
You need a pal my calendar’s o - pen
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Read by can - dle light
Tower to save a hot-house flower and carry her away
Ya need me
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A perfect happy ending that’s how it should be