Hometown Hero-Andy Shauf

[ti:Hometown Hero] [ar:Andy Shauf] [al:The Bearer of Bad News] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Hometown Hero - Andy Shauf [00:29.07]Hometown hero flexing his charm [00:32.45]With a borderline joke [00:34.06]To the guys at the bar [00:36.26]And they slap their knees like [00:38.84]They've not heard it before [00:41.01] [00:44.78]Thirty-five years old wearing his badge [00:48.26] [00:48.77]Nickname for life on the shoulder of his bomber [00:53.45]That he wears as the coach [00:55.11]Of the high school team [00:56.92] [01:00.55]He lights his cigarette [01:03.07] [01:04.32]And says "man these things [01:06.13]Will kill me someday" [01:08.37] [01:09.07]Raises his glass and says "here's to hoping" [01:12.37] [01:28.95]Hometown hero flexing his arm [01:32.56]With a five-yard pass to the end of the bar [01:36.08]He says "i'll be right back [01:38.56]I'm just gonna go grab another pack " [01:41.08] [01:44.87]Walks one block to the all-night station [01:48.23] [01:48.77]And steps into a situation [01:51.89] [01:52.55]There's a man with a gun [01:54.57]Pointed at the nervous clerk [01:56.90] [02:00.28]And before he could think [02:03.15] [02:04.10]He was tackling the gunman [02:07.54] [02:08.22]Who hit his head and [02:10.32]Was knocked unconscious [02:12.96] [02:28.73]The clerk relieved said "oh my god [02:32.65]You're a hero man and you should stick around [02:35.63] [02:36.33]'Til the cops get here [02:38.59]Maybe you'll make the morning news " [02:41.06] [02:44.53]But the hometown hero rose to hit feet [02:48.21] [02:48.88]Tossed him the gun and said [02:50.71]"thanks but i've gotta run [02:52.96] [02:53.51]I'll take a pack of camel lights and be on my way " [02:58.11] [03:00.55]He stepped outside the door [03:03.49] [03:04.28]Heard the sirens in the distance [03:07.84] [03:08.85]Lit his cigarette [03:11.20] [03:12.11]And said "man these things will kill me someday" [03:16.99]Exhaled smoke and said "here's to hoping"