I heard a proud lady singing loud
 Lived her life as she liked, didn't give a damn
 But soon she found she was underground and wasted

 I watched her hitting notes as she strutted stage
 Her body shook oh, she did her stuff
 She screamed and quake, give and take, maybe took too much
 If you take the smooth you gotta take the rough

 Why do you have to die to be a hero
 It's a shame a legend begins at its end
 Why do you have to die if you're a hero
 When there's still so many things to say unsaid

 I heard a man's guitar electrify a crowd
 I felt the sound shower 'round
 And he would take you with him where no music's been before
 As you merged the power surge together

 His music knew no limits if you were in it's wake
 You had no choice, no, but hear its voice
 And you would listen hypnotised, and in a dream
 But once so strong survive or become weak

 Why do you have to die to be a hero
 It's a shame a legend begins at its end
 Why do you have to die if you're a hero
 When there's still so many things to say unsaid

 If you gaze across timeless years you'll find them always there
 And many gods will join the list compiled with dying care
 Hungry mouths are waiting to bite the hand that feeds
 And so the living dead carry on immortal deeds

 I saw on silver screen an actor's rise to fame
 But fast car user lose
 That legend's born from death and that is such a shame
 'cos every year new ones appear

 Why do you have to die to be a hero
 It's a shame a legend begins at its end
 Why do you have to die if you're a hero
 When there's still so many things to say unsaid