He brought the war home with him He's still got sand in his boots He's wrestling with the demons And the cold hard truth Something ain't right about him He came back different Something in his eyes said he'd seen too much Something in his legs said he'd had enough Heroes everybody needs heroes Even heroes need a little help Heroes can't always be heroes Who's gonna save the hero from himself Got a picture from Baghdad, him and his buddies Just horsing around and getting ready One by one he watched 'em die Just scared kids and he don't know why He's the only one to make it out alive Heroes everybody needs heroes Even heroes need a little help Heroes can't always be heroes Who's gonna save the hero from himself 10,000 klicks away in his head He can smell the smoke, he can smell the dead A siver star and a pistol in a drawer The morphine just ain't working no more Heroes everybody needs heroes Even heroes need a little help Heroes can't always be heroes Who's gonna save the hero from himself