There's nothing you can do to take the pain away
   you may find broken dreams are the price of the games we play
   closing the door, you hope the world will disapear
   then you can open your eyes and you find everyone's still here
  
   don't you know
   weren't you told?
  
   first they build you up
   just to knock you down
   steal the crown of the hero from yesterday
   were you flying high just before the fall?
   did they make you a king
   just to take it all?
   steal the crown of the hero from yesterday
   players only play till the curtain falls
  
   hero
   they couldn't let you go
   there's no way out in time
   they'd only let you grow to cut you down to size
   no room for tears when you've gone down in history
   no acclaim when your finest hour is just a memory
  
   hero
  
   we can dream our dreams
   but who knows if they'll fade away
   like heroes
  
   first they build you up
   just to knock you down
   steal the crown of the hero from yesterday
   were you flying high just before the fall?
   we all dream the dreams of heroes