Be the Hero (feat. Big Fish Original Broadway Cast)

What if I told you
 You could change the world
 With just one thought
 What if I told you
 You could be king
 Anything you desired, boy
 Anything on a plate
 All within your power to create
 I know somewhere in the Darkness
 There's a story meant for me
 Where I always know exactly what to say
 I know somewhere some surprising ending
 Waits for me to tell it my own way
 Be the hero of your story if you can
 Be the champion in the fight
 Not just the man
 Don't depend on other people
 To put paper next to pen
 Be the hero of your story, boy, and then
 You can rise to be the hero once again
 Now the best part of an adventure is the people you meet
 What if I said I met a witch
 When I was very young
 What if I said
 She showed me how I die
 Powerless in the face of it
 Terrified in the wood
 That was where my life was
 Changed for the good
 Hey!
 What if I said I met a giant
 Wasting in a cave
 What if I claimed I rose
 To be far braver
 Then be brave
 All my life of stories, son,
 And every one is true
 So believe me
 As I'm telling you
 To be the hero of your story
 While you may
 Be the guy who gets the girl and
 Saves the Day
 You don't need a book of Greeks to teach you how to stay alive
 Be the hero of each story you derive
 Then forever you're
 The hero who'll survive
 Every tale that you invent
 Becomes alive
 That you make real
 Where each character you meet becomes your friend
 You don't need to be a novelist
 To make believe what's
 Waiting 'round the bend
 Be the hero of your story
 'Til it's done
 Why go Promenade when
 You were born to run
 If you understand
 This premise
 You will never be alone
 You can conquer
 Every challange
 You can face each
 Stepping stone
 Be the hero of your story
 What if I swore I saw a mermaid swimming
 In the Mist
 What if I told you
 She would be the first girl
 That I kissed
 Out there in the water
 Filled with eagerness and fear
 Here is what she whispered in my ear
 Be the hero of your story
 Be the hero of your story
 Be the hero of your story
 Now listen, son,
 Now one day I met this fisherman, see?
 Oh, you gotta help me!
 If I don't catch a fish, my family's gonna starve
 Mmmhmm.
 Well the fish are sleepin'!
 You gotta get'em movin'.
 Try the Alabama Stomp!
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 Works every time!
 Something about this rhythmic really gets their fins movin'.
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 Give a man a fish, you feed him for a day.
 Teach a man to fish, you feed him for a lifetime.
 Teach a man the Alabama stomp, you feed his soul!
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 I know somewhere in the future there's
 Adventure waits for me
 Filled with mystery and people I can love I know out there
 On the road of Life
 I'll live the story I've been
 Dreaming of
 Live the story I've been Dreaming of!
 Be the hero every time
 You get the chance
 If the Music Stops Continue with the dance
 On a wing or on a Prayer
 You get there
 Only with your voice
 Be attentive Be inventive Be the first one to Rejoice With the
 Story in your heart You won't need Any other choice You're a hero
 Fighting dragons,
 Winning wars Be the hero And the world will soon be yours!