One Last Hope

So you wanna be a hero, kid
Well whoop dee do!
I've been around the block before
With blockheads just like you!

Each and ev'ryone a disappointment
Pain for which there ain't no ointment
So much for the excuses
Though a kid of Zeus is
Asking me to jump off the fray
My answer's two words
Ok!

You win!
Oh gods!
Oy vay!

I'd given up hope that someone would come along
A fellow who'd ring the bell for once
Not the gong!
The kind who wins trophies
Won't settle for low fees
At least semi-pro fees
But no
I get the green horn!

I've been out to pasture pal
My ambition gone
Content to spend lazy days
And to graze my lawn

But you need an adviser
A satyr, but wiser
A good merchandiser
And uhh
There goes my ulcer!

I'm down to one last hope
And I hope its you!
Though pal, you're not exactly
A dream come true!

I've trained enough turkeys
Who never came through
You're my one last hope
So you'll have to do!

Demigods have faced the odds
And ended up a mockery
Don't believe the stories
That you read on all the crockery

To be a true hero, kid
Is a dying art
Like painting a masterpiece
It's a work of heart

Takes more than a sinew
Come's down to what's in you
You have to continue to grow
Now thats more like it!

I'm down to one last shoot
And my last high note
Before that blasted Underworld
Gets my goat!
My dreams are on you, kid
Go make 'em come true
Climb that uphill slope
Keep pushing that envelope
You're my one last hope
And kid its down to you!