It's never been the same since you returned from dreamin' With your nursery rhyme excuses your picture postcards gleamin' Tellin' everyone who looks your way 'bout people and their sinnin' While you left field verse is fallin' in proportion to your winnin' And I can't be your hero today I'm through with the simple games you play It just may take some time for me to even up the score But I can't be your soldier home from war You fill my head with figures proving that there's still hope for us While nature holds the handcuffs on a Capricorn and Taurus There's nothing you can do or say to get me to your camp Go buy yourself a savings books and get yourself a lamp And I can't be your hero today That is all I really wanna say You can cover me in Lilacs and bathe my feet in wine But I can't be your Tarzan on a line As our conversation leads us, to the final trapdoor question I find myself responding to the power suggestion And certain other stimuli that help me to reveal What I tell you to your face, How I really feel, you're not real Lady Jane And I can't be your hero today Your wholesale price is much to high to pay A bargain counter atmosphere is no way to sell love And I can't be your blessing from above No I can't be your hero today That is all I really want to say Go find a leading man who wants to play But I can't be your hero today