To be a hero To be the man You been burnin' since your journey began Hot with the fever For sacrifice When your daddy put that stick to you He measured precisely You found a woman You met her need When the moon was right you gave her your seed You built a castle The children came Now it's don't let up and don't let down You're makin' a name son Every mornin' when you slay the dragon Another dragon roars Who ever wins these dragon wars? Hard like a warrior Guarding your domain Slowly goin' insane Does the voice of forgiveness speak to you in vain? The beast keeps comin' He always will Driven by that hunger to kill Your heart is poundin' His eyes are ice When he rises up to take you down You measure precisely Knowin' where his throat must open By the blade of cunning You show your steel and then it's done Hard like a warrior Gleaming in the light Weary now of the fight May the voice of forgiveness speak in you tonight You lost your sweet mother when you were four She was gonna get better till some stranger closed the door She came to call you in a dream one night Boy of mine I see you reelin' It's just not right You believe the Land of Mercy is a far-off place And you run and run and run and run in a never-ending race What I pray you will discover is the state of grace That is no further away from you than your daughter's face (Say goodbye to my lizard, dad - I'm letting him go) Every mornin' when you slay the dragon Another dragon smiles These dragon teeth go on a million miles Hard like a warrior Guarding your domain Too far gone to complain Will the voice of forgiveness lead you from your pain? Break this ball and chain? Or will it always call to you in vain?