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An iron fist quietly sits inside the velvet glove

Take control, untouchable, just like God above

I can’t escape wrapped in red tape, what will become of me?

If I object then I defect, my country  ‘tis of thee

(The White House is calling)

Tell them I’ll call them back

Just tell them anything

Yeah, get them off my back

The world needs a hero

Not that I would ever lie, but I have no choice

Words I say heard today, are not mine just my voice

(NATO is on line 1)

They want to talk to me

Tell them that I’m not in

Tell them that I’m not free

The world needs a hero

The world needs a hero

Phantom rule, the hidden jewel, who’s really in control?

On puppet strings, a nation swings, undermined by moles

(The UN is on hold)

Tell them I’ll call them back

Yeah, tell them anything

Just get them off my back

The world needs a hero

The world needs a hero

(Dave the White House is calling)

They want to talk to me

Tell them that I can’t be bought

Tell them that I’m not free

The world needs a hero

Ha, yeah! The world needs a hero

(The world needs a hero) The world needs a hero

Ha! I gotta gotta gotta find a hero! The world needs a hero

Oh-ahuh!