Quiet Hero

Contact: Michael Weiskopf-646-206-7683
Blue Highway Insomnia Music
music@michaelweiskopf.com
michaelweiskopf.com

Copyright: Michael Weiskopf/Blue Highway Insomnia Music 2014 ASCAP



well one day he just got fed up
with leaving the seat down
he felt unbalanced maybe a little unsound
like watching himself through a one way mirror
it struck his heart like a bolt of terror
the small town hero with the tied down, small town blues

he was fed up
with being tied down
living and dying
in a small town
didn’t want to be just another suburban clown
the quiet hero
with the tied down, small town blues


five days commuting in a compact car
every day another mile too far
Howard Stern on the radio
another twenty years to go
another murder on the local news
nobody cares about his point of view
the quiet hero with the
tied down, small town blues

desperate lives breed desperate men
leaving, coming home again
empty houses, wives at work
and kids that think he's just a jerk
with too much time and not enough to do
they'll live at home til they're 42
off the sweat of the hero with the
tied down, small town blues

Chor.

over tired, overweight
sex is now just masterbate
loves an ancient memory
he rushes home to watch t.v.
the mortgage two months overdue
days are numbered down to a few
he’s the quiet hero with the tied down
small town, blues

with his patience wearing paper thin
wishes he could start over again
but he wouldn't know
just where or how to begin
not sure what he's supposed to do
when his wife lays down the paper to sue
the quiet hero with the
tied down small town, blues


on his way to the convenience store
someone dents his minivan door
sits on the curb, loosens his collar
cant bring himself to cry or holler
even though there's nothing left of his fuse
there's still more time for him to be abused

he picks up a hammer and he runs thru the street
there's broken glass beneath his feet
his eyes are cloudy and his face is drained
there’s no blood left inside his brain
he runs past the river onto the edge
takes his leap right off the bridge

he was the quiet hero
with the tied down small town blues
the quiet hero with the tied down
small town blues

C. Michael Weiskopf, Blue Highway Insomnia Music, ASCAP