I came by today to see you    Oh I had to let you know    If I knew the last time that I held you was the last time    I'd have held you and never let go       Oh it's kept me awake nights wondering    Lying in the dark asking why    I've always been told you won't be called home    Until it's your time       I guess heaven was needing a hero    Somebody just like you    Brave enough to stand up for what you believe    And follow it through       When I try to make it make sense in my mind    The only conclusion I come to    Is heaven was needing a hero like you       I remember the last time I saw you    Oh you held your head up proud    I laughed inside when I saw how you were    Standing out in the crowd       Your such a part of who I am    And now that part will just be void    No matter how much I need you now    Heaven needed you more       'Cause heaven was needing a hero    Somebody just like you    Brave enough to stand up for what you believe    And follow it through       Why I try to make it make sense in my mind    The only conclusion I come to    Is heaven was needing a hero just like you       Heaven was needing a hero    That's you