Heroes Lyrics - Singles - Jill Sobule

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 in 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 

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Pablo Picasso cruel to his wives 

My favorite poets took their own lives 

Orson Welles peaked at 25, ballooned before our eyes 

And he sold bad wine 

Heard Babe Ruth was full of malice 

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TS Elliott hated Jews, FDR didn't save the Jews 

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