Too Late The Hero Lyrics - John Entwistle

Too late the hero 

It all comes to zero 

And I, I wish I could stop 

And start it again. 

It's the end of my movie 

The bad guys beat me easy 

And I, I wish I could stop 

And start it again. 

It's easy to live in your imagination 

If you can't control the situation 

You just cut and start it again 

It's easy to live in your imagination 

You have to make an alteration 

You just cut and start it again. 

How I wish I could live on the silver screen 

Like the stars in the movie magazines 

With a happy ending as the final scene. 

Too late the hero 

It all comes to zero 

And I, I wish I could stop 

And start it again. 

It's the end of my movie 

The bad guys beat me easy 

And I, I wish I could stop 

And start it again. 

It's easy, the villains always wear black 

They see your guns and turn back 

It only happens in the movies 

It's easy, the heroes always wear white 

The ladies fall at first sight 

It only happens in the movies. 

As the Viking ship drifts off to the sea 

The black sail bursts into fire 

I turn to kiss the princess 

I have to pacify her 

The arrows fall 

The sky is red 

The music gets higher and higher. 

The battle's done 

I'm on my way home 

A hero's welcome on the shore 

Single handed, all by myself 

I've just won the war 

It was nothing, really.