i know i m just a workin man sometimes i need a helpin hand it s alright they hardly ever notice me they never raise my salary it s alright maybe i don t seem so bright and my future s lookin dim and i m runnin in a rat race that i m never gonna win i may not be a soldier in the army and i don t have money fortune or fame and there s nobody out there strokin my ego but when it comes to my woman i m a hero don t know technology i m not as smart as i wanna be it s alright but i know the recipe and the terminology for love sure enough maybe she d be better off with an educated man but she s my inspiration and i m doin the best i can i may not be a soldier in the army and i don t have money fortune or fame and there s nobody out there strokin my ego but when it comes to my woman sweet thing yeah i m a hero  my baby loves me and she knows what i need and when she holds me i feel like a king and if i ever lose her oh lord what would i do i might go crazy i may not be a soldier in the army and i don t have money fortune or fame and there s nobody out there strokin my ego but when it comes to my woman i may not be a soldier in the army and i don t have money fortune or fame and there s nobody out there strokin my ego but when it comes to my woman i m a hero i m a hero she thinks i m alright oh lord she believes i m a hero