He brought the war home with him
Still got sand in his boots
He's wrestling with the demons and the cold hard truth
And something ain't right about him
He came back different
Something in his eyes said he'd seen too much,
Something in his leg said he'd had enough
Heroes, everybody needs heroes
Even heroes need a little help
Heroes can't always be heroes
Who's gonna save the hero from himself
He had a picture from Baghdad, with him and hos buddies
They're just horsin' around, gettin' ready
One by one, he watched them die
Just scared kids and he don't know why
He's the only one to make it out alive
Heroes, everybody needs heroes
Even heroes need a little help
Heroes can't always be heroes
Who's gonna save the hero from himself
Ten thousand clicks away in his head
He could smell the smoke, he could smell the dead
A silver star and a pistol in a drawer
Morphine just ain't working no more
Heroes, everybody needs heroes
Even heroes need a little help
Heroes can't always be heroes
Who's gonna save the hero from himself
Still got sand in his boots
He's wrestling with the demons and the cold hard truth
And something ain't right about him
He came back different
Something in his eyes said he'd seen too much,
Something in his leg said he'd had enough
Heroes, everybody needs heroes
Even heroes need a little help
Heroes can't always be heroes
Who's gonna save the hero from himself
He had a picture from Baghdad, with him and hos buddies
They're just horsin' around, gettin' ready
One by one, he watched them die
Just scared kids and he don't know why
He's the only one to make it out alive
Heroes, everybody needs heroes
Even heroes need a little help
Heroes can't always be heroes
Who's gonna save the hero from himself
Ten thousand clicks away in his head
He could smell the smoke, he could smell the dead
A silver star and a pistol in a drawer
Morphine just ain't working no more
Heroes, everybody needs heroes
Even heroes need a little help
Heroes can't always be heroes
Who's gonna save the hero from himself