Heroes Lyrics

Why are all our heroes so imperfect. Why do they always bring me down. Why are all our heroes so imperfect. The statue in the park has lost his crown.

William Faulkner drunk and depressed
Dorothy Parker mean drunk and depressed
And that guy seven years in Tibet turned out to be a Nazi
The founding fathers all had slaves, the explorers slaughtered the braves,
The Old Testament god can be so petty.
Paul McCartney jealous of John, even more so now that he's gone
Dylan was so mean to Donovan in that movie ,
Pablo Picasso cruel to his wives

My favorite poets took their own lives,
Orson Wells peaked at twenty five, ballooned before our eyes and he sold bad wine
Why are all our heroes so imperfect. Why do they always bring me down.
Heard Babe Ruth was full of malice. Lewis Carroll I'm sure did Alice.
Plato in the cave with those very young boys
T.S. Elliot hated the Jews; FDR didn't save the Jews.
All the French joined the resistance after the war
Raymond Chandler drunk and depressed
Tennessee Williams drunk and depressed
Think I'll just get drunk and depressed.