[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