I Could Be Your Hero

[Verse 1]
You were pouring cheap red
In a plastic cup
Writing names on the rims
Like they’d ever be enough
I was leaning on the doorway
Just trying not to stare
You said
"Tell me one good reason
I should trust you standing there"
[Chorus]
I could be your hero
If you let me in tonight
Not the one from the movies
Just a guy who’ll hold you tight
I can’t fix the whole world
But I’ll stand right where it hurts
I could be your hero
If you let me see you first
[Verse 2]
You said
"I’ve heard that promise
From a truck bed or two
They all swore they were different
Till the tail-lights turned blue"
But your voice shook on the last word
Like a window in a storm
I said
"I ain’t got all the answers
But I’ve got these open arms"
[Chorus]
I could be your hero
If you let me in tonight
Not the one from the movies
Just a guy who’ll hold you tight
I can’t fix the whole world
But I’ll stand right where it hurts
I could be your hero
If you let me see you first
[Bridge]
I won’t ride in shining armor (no)
Just boots full of old mistakes
But I’ll walk through every rumor
If that’s what it takes
Tell me what you’re hiding
Say it straight
I won’t run
I’ll be here when the crowd’s gone
When the bar lights come undone
[Chorus]
I could be your hero
If you let me in tonight
Not the one from the movies
Just a guy who’ll hold you tight
I can’t fix the whole world
But I’ll stand right where it hurts
I could be your hero
If you let me see you first

rock, Late-90s alt-country / pop-rock crossover with male vocals; grainy electric guitars, roomy live drums layered subtly with deep 808 subs. Verses stay hushed and moody with tremolo guitar and organ pad; chorus opens huge with stacked harmonies, crash cymbals, and a soaring melodic hook. Bridge strips to vocal, bass, and snare before final anthemic lift and ring-out., male vocals, pop rock, pop, country, country rock, alternative country, moody, electric