Who I'd Be - Daniel Breaker, Brian D'Arcy James

I guess I’d be a hero, with sword and armor clashing

Looking semi-dashing, a shield within my grip

Or else I’d be a Viking, and live a life of daring

While smelling like a herring, upon a Viking ship

I’d sail away, I’d see the world

I’d reach the farthest reaches

I’d feel the wind, I’d taste the salt and sea

And maybe storm some beaches

That’s who I’d be, that’s who I’d be

Or I could be a poet and write a different story

One that tells of glory, and wipes away the lies

Into the skies I’d throw it, the stars would do the telling

The moon would help with spelling and night would dot the 'I's

I’d write a verse, recite a joke

With wit and perfect timing

I’d share my heart, confess the things I yearn

And do it all while rhyming

But we all learn, but we all learn

An ogre always hides

An ogre’s fate is known

An ogre always stays

In the dark and all alone

So yes, I’d be a hero, and if my wish was granted

Life would be enchanted, or so the stories say

Of course, I’d be a hero, and I would scale a tower

To save a hot-house flower, and carry her away

But standing guard would be a beast, I’d somehow overwhelm it

I’d get the girl, I’d take a breath, and I’d remove my helmet

We’d stand and stare

We’d speak of love

We’d feel the stars ascending

We’d share a kiss

I’d find my destiny

I’d have a hero’s ending

A perfect happy ending

That’s how it would be

A big, bright, beautiful world

But not for me

An ogre always hides

An ogre’s fate is known

An ogre always stays in the dark

You’re all alone

All alone!

(All in unison)

So yes, I’d be a hero, and if my wish was granted

Life would be enchanted, or so the stories say

Of course, I’d be a hero, and I would scale a tower

To save a hot-house flower, and carry her away

And I know he’ll appear

'Cause there are rules and there are strictures

I believe the storybooks I read

By candlelight

All alone

You need a pal, my calendar’s open

You need me

A perfect happy ending

That’s how it should be!