I knew he was different, in his sexuality    I went to his parties, as the straight minority    It never seemed a threat to my masculinity    He only introduced me to a wider reality       As the years went by, we drifted apart    When I heard that he was gone    I felt a shadow cross my heart    But he's nobody's--       Hero--saves a drowning child    Cures a wasting disease    Hero--lands the crippled airplane    Solves great mysteries       Hero--not the handsome actor    Who plays a hero's role    Hero--not the glamor girl    Who'd love to sell her soul    If anybody's buying    Nobody's hero       I didn't know the girl, but I knew her family    All their lives were shattered    in a nightmare of brutality    They try to carry on, try to bear the agony    Try to hold some faith    in the goodness of humanity       As the years went by, we drifted apart    When I heard that she was gone    I felt a shadow cross my heart    But she's nobody's--       Hero--the voice of reason    Against the howling mob    Hero--the pride of purpose    In the unrewarding job       Hero--not the champion player    Who plays the perfect game    Not the glamor boy    Who loves to sell his name    Everybody's buying    Nobody's hero       As the years went by we drifted apart    When I heard that you were gone    I felt a shadow cross my heart