Little girl, only 17 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 wall Little girl, only 17 years old, looking for a star, 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 a flame turns into a fire Tonight when you need a way out, someone's a leader, some kind of hero Get down and look in the mirror, staring back at yourself, maybe you're a hero Say you're a hero again You, you, you, you're a hero again You, you, you, you, you, you, you Tone up the bassline Fire Say you're a hero again You, you, you, you, you, you, you You, you, you, you, you, you, you You, you, you, you, you, you, you You, you, you, you, you, you, 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 Now his 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 Someone's a leader Some kind of hero Don't, don't, don't, turn up the bassline Bass Bass Bass Bass Bass Bass Bass Bass Bass