A Singer in a Band

When you look for heroes know that I’m just a singer in a band
I’m thankful to be living in this childhood dream come true

I’ll be glad to sign my autograph if you want me to
I think of New York City and those firemen and cops
Not a trace of hair left on her head saying, “Daddy, please don’t cry”

But sometimes the attention just leaves me confused
A single Mom working overtime, a college kid readin’ to the blind
But when the show is done and I’m on the bus ridin’ through the night
‘Cause I’ve seen a third grade angel with dark circles ‘neath her eyes
But in the things that really matter I’m just sittin’ on the aisle
Who ran in and laid down their lives because it was their job
But when it comes to heroes know that I’m just a singer in a band
When you look for heroes know that I’m just a singer in a band
A soldier in a field of mines with each step he lays it on the line
I’m a singer in a band
You see me up there center stage in the spotlight for a while
Yeah, I love my T-shirt on those kids, my name there up in lights
I’m humbled when you take the time to hear my life in verse and rhyme