Football Hero

In the center of the field stands the favorite player

The ball comes floating in, they say a silent prayer for him.

Fifty yards away, a minute left to go

The ref looks at his watch; Oh, ohHe cuts it to the right, gets past a defender

A blur of blue and white, the moment hangs suspended in time.

One man left to beat

He can see the goal-keeper’s eyes

There’s magic in his feet; Oh, oh

And a single ray of sunlight reaches down to touch the golden boy

Seems to light his way towards the net

In his mind he sees the headlines in the morning newspaper

This’ll be a day they won’t forget

Now he’s on his own, completely in control of it all

The shot comes flying in, headed for the corner of the goal

Bounces off the post, he watches as it falls

Everyone will say, he should have passed the ball

Now the crowd has gone, the stadium is empty

Several hundred times he will watch the replay on TV

Many years from now when his name’s recalled

Everyone will say, he should have passed the ball