From the girl in my dreams, I knew about the hood
Had a little baby, life was all good
Then I got to call, if something was wrong
Next thing I know, I was back to my old ways
Goin out, till they came and took me away
Now everything I work for is gone (gone)
Refrain:
Oooh, I wish I wanna turn away
I was still be free today
Sometimes it don’t pay to be the hero
Oooh, should I look into my babys eyes
Before I took another man his life
It don’t pay to be the hero
There is something I can say to bring him back
They lost him just right there
I wish that we could turn around
There is something I can say to bring him back
They lost him just right there
I wish that we could turn around
Dont know why I was to hard to let the life go
I was mad, wasnt thinking bout my family at home
And how much theyre dependent on me
Now Im looking at 20 years…
Im not gonna get the chance to see my baby grow
And what she gonna think about her daddy (daddy)
Ohhh
Refrain:
Oooh, I wish I wanna turn away
I was still be free today
Sometimes it don’t pay to be the hero
Oooh, should I look into my babys eyes
Before I took another man his life
It don’t pay to be the hero
There is something I can say to bring him back
They lost him just right there
I wish that we could turn around
There is something I can say to bring him back
They lost him just right there
I wish that we could turn around
So many nights I dont sleep (nights I dont sleep)
Couse I think about the things that Ive seen (things that Ive seen)
Theyre almost really driving me crazy (driving me crazy)
Instead the piece of mess seperates my family from me
Refrain:
Oooh, I wish I wanna turn away
I was still be free today
Sometimes it don’t pay to be the hero
Oooh, should I look into my babys eyes
Before I took another man his life
It don’t pay to be the hero
There is something I can say to bring him back
They lost him just right there
I wish that we could turn around
There is something I can say to bring him back
They lost him just right there
I wish that we could turn around
From the girl in my dreams, I knew about the hood
Had a little baby, life was all good
Then I got to call, if something was wrong
