Holding Out For a Hero

There’s something I don’t understand
So I plead you will reveal me
The answer to that which perplexes me so
And sends my comprehension reeling

When I think of those we claimed as heroes
Those who stood out of the crowd
They were people who were extraordinary
Those who threw off their circumstances and refused to cow down

Men and women who stood up for what’s right
Taking a stand in the face of injustice
They looked at the world and vowed to make it better
Their purpose in live and drive was just this

So far this makes sense
I just wanted to lay out the ground work
For my confusion that vexes me
In no time our bar has been set short

Today the hero is the dad who works
The father who comes home
A man who actually wants to spend time with his family
Can you see where things have gone wrong?

This was the rule not the exception
In our existence on earth
When did this fall into the mystical unicorn?
It’s like men have cast aside their own worth

It’s like men grew into boys
Who are obsessed with their own joys
And pursuing new toys
And forgetting there are boys who watch them
We are supposed to look to our fathers for what it means to be a man
When all we see are men who are still boys
It’s like we are ushering in a generation of kids from Neverland who sing
I’ll never grow up, not me
Just who did you think they were going to be?
We’ll have to wait and see

And please don’t dismiss it’s not just the boys who are losing
But our daughters who are poorly choosing
Which men-boys they allow into their lives
They should be shown how much they are worth
Told how beautiful they are
Trained and bought up to be strong, smart, and gracious
But most would rather have them weak, gullible, and easy
It’s just all too sleazy
Wake up!

It’s not cool anymore to go along like a thug
Scratch that, it wasn’t cool from the start
You say you want better for you kids then prove it
Be the man you were supposed to be
Not some lazy piece of society
And bring back the heroes of old
Where our standard were the parents who worked hard
And did right
And brought up their kids as they were
Our heroes need to be bold in our communities
They need to work and build and speak for those who can’t
Heroes go above and beyond that of any mortal man
To reach out and help up those who can’t stand
The hero is the man, woman, and yes child, who sets out with a plan

Dare to be better
Be a man and father first.
Be a woman and mother first.
With enough men and women, not children, in our midst the heroes will rise
The heroes of old
The ones who make us proud
The ones who inspire
The ones who move you to be a better man or woman
To be your own hero