There was a hero in my house

I really miss her

That's her on the porch

Right there, holding my sister

Used to wake me up for school

Helped put on my clothes

Lunch in the fridge

Wrapped in foil to stay cold

And then she walked me out

The hero in my house.

Now my heart

It's locked in a cage

Thrown into the river

I can't help this rage

Sometimes I wonder

What she's doing up there now

Do they see her like we do?

The hero in our house.

Yeah we're all a little numb

That's not the intention

The things that we saw

Just hurt too much to mention

I hurt for the pain

Hurt and I'm grieving

Oddest thing is

There's just no getting even

Her body took her out

The hero in our house.

Now this heart

It's locked in a cage

Thrown into theriver

I can't help this rage

Sometimes I wonder

What she's doing up there now

Do they see her like we do?

The hero in our house.

Some things you can't forget

Some folks you don't either

Can try to outrun pain

You stop and feel the fever

I needto get drunk

Feeling so crazy

I need to get work done

But then I just get lazy

If she could see me now

The hero in our house

It really gets me down

It really bums me out.

Now this heart

It's locked in a cage

Thrown into the river

I can't help this rage

But sometimes I wonder

What she's doing up there now

Do they see her like we do?

The hero in our house.

There was a hero in our house

Sent down from heaven

Then she went back

'fore the age of 67

But she told us all goodbye

Told us she was proud

And that's how she went out

The hero in our house.