All because I walk a different street   And not helloed by some I meet   That don't mean that what I do ain't right   Those that said that I was wrong   Now say thay knew it all along   'Cause I'll be a hero when I strike      I'll be a hero when I strike   Come up tight and out of sight   They'll say I'm dynamite   And they'd like to be there when I lite   'Cause I'll be a hero when I strike      I love God and the flag   And I ain't the kind to stand and brag   And I'm the kind to stand right up and fight   Don't need a uniform to wear   To make the people stop and stare   'Cause, Hoss, I'll be a hero when I strike      I'll be a hero when I strike   Come up tight and out of sight   They'll say I'm dynamite   And they'd like to be there when I lite   'Cause I'll be a hero when I strike      Won't shake hands until I'm sore   Wear medals hangin' to the floor   They'll throw rocks at Franklin and his kind   They'll say, boy, ain't that cowboy hot   There ain't nothin' he ain't got   But I'm gonna be a hero when I strike      I'll be a hero when I strike   Come up tight and out of sight   They'll say I'm dynamite   And they'd like to be there when I lite   'Cause I'll be a hero when I strike