From the girl in my dreams, I knew about the hood Had a little baby, life was all good Then I got to call, if something was wrong Next thing I know, I was back to my old ways Goin' out, till they came and took me away Now everything I work for is gone (gone) Refrain: Oooh, I wish I wanna turn away I was still be free today Sometimes it don’t pay to be the hero Oooh, should I look into my baby's eyes Before I took another man his life It don’t pay to be the hero There is something I can say to bring him back They lost him just right there I wish that we could turn around There is something I can say to bring him back They lost him just right there I wish that we could turn around Don't know why I was to hard to let the life go I was mad, wasn't thinking `bout my family at home And how much they're dependent on me Now I'm looking at 20 years… I'm not gonna get the chance to see my baby grow And what she gonna think about her daddy (daddy) Ohhh Refrain: Oooh, I wish I wanna turn away I was still be free today Sometimes it don’t pay to be the hero Oooh, should I look into my baby's eyes Before I took another man his life It don’t pay to be the hero There is something I can say to bring him back They lost him just right there I wish that we could turn around There is something I can say to bring him back They lost him just right there I wish that we could turn around So many nights I don't sleep (nights I don't sleep) Couse I think about the things that I've seen (things that I've seen) They're almost really driving me crazy (driving me crazy) Instead the piece of mess seperates my family from me Refrain: Oooh, I wish I wanna turn away I was still be free today Sometimes it don’t pay to be the hero Oooh, should I look into my baby's eyes Before I to jooov.net