Little girl, only seventeen years old Life just got in the way, don't know what to say She's heard it all before, lying on her bedroom floor Thinking my life has to be worth more She dreams of going to New York City Her heart's already there But her head's fighting a war Little girl, only seventeen years old Looking for a start, but it's just too dark Her dreams get a little bit wider And it's hard to swim across the water And the scars get a little bit deeper And the flame turns into a fire Tonight when you need a way out For someone to lean on Some kind of hero Is there when you look in the mirror Is there in the picture There's a hero in you You, you, you There's a hero in you You, you, you There's a hero in you Old man trying to make it on his own Looking at the space where his wife once was Wants to find her something to believe in He hears a knock at the door this evening She says, I'm going to New York City To follow my dreams, would you come with me? Little girl, only seventeen years old Looking at the stars in her granddad's eyes Her dreams get a little bit wider But together they cross the river And the scars get a little bit lighter And the sky looks a little brighter Tonight when you need a way out For someone to lean on Some kind of hero Is there when you look in the mirror Is there in the picture There's a hero in you You, you, you There's a hero in you You, you, you There's a hero in you Tonight when you need a way out For someone to lean on Some kind of hero Is there when you look in the mirror Is there in the picture There's a hero in you