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5 O?Clock Hero
I get home early
Little man, little feet
First-time winner, fifth grade spelling bee
Mom?s in the kitchen, she?s defrosting meat
Dad?s in his corner living room seat
Mom says ?OK, spell F-A-I-L-U-R-E for me.?
?No, no instead let me show you what it means?
Send him on home
5 o?clock hero
Dad is staring at the TV screen
Cartoons are on but the sound is weak
Coyote chases that roadrunner again
Takes another sledgehammer to the head
I wonder how long before he kills that bird dead
Send him on home
5 o?clock hero
And all the self-help books on every shelf can?t help us now
To all the unread Winners and to our dusty Personal Power
The palm behind the crucifix from a Sunday so long past
It welcomed him to Jerusalem on the back of a borrowed ass
Tonight, tonight I brush my teeth and then hurry back to bed
Tonight, tonight I sleep so hard I resurrect the dead
Send him on home
He?s the 5 o?clock hero