The sun was just an open wound
A bleeding from the sky
As the people gathered round me
Watched as I lay dying
They gape with such confusion
At the smile upon my face
Holes right through my side
And all the lives I saved
If I could die a hero
If I could die a hero
No one would remember
The retched life I leave
I wouldn’t mind dying
Just to sum it up and call it a deed
Lying on the sidewalk
Bleeding like a hero bleeds
Six o’clock on the evening news
It’s time to tell the truth
A cause for admiration flashed
To fifty million rooms
To families all blessing me
For my courageous deed
My debts are all resolved
And my spirit finally free
If I could die a hero
If I could die a hero
No one would remember
The retched life I leave
I wouldn’t mind dying
Just to sum it up and call it a deed
Lying on the sidewalk
Bleeding like a hero bleeds
Up on the strait horse
And as I lay my body out
Like a begger on a cross
Ain’t got no disciples
The only friends I’ve lost
But as they try to circle round
My body with white paint
I might even fool myself
To thinking I’m a saint
I wouldn’t mind dying
Just to sum it up and call it a deed
Lying on the sidewalk
Bleeding like a hero bleeds
I wouldn’t mind dying
Just to sum it up and call it a deed
Lying on the sidewalk
Bleeding like a hero bleeds
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