Ms. Nelson

Gospel Truth I

Back when the world was new
The planet Earth was down on its luck
And everywhere gigantic brutes
called Titans ran amok

It was a nasty place
There was a mess
wherever you stepped
Where chaos reigned and
earthquakes and volcanoes never slept

And then along came Zeus
He hurled his thunderbolt
He zapped
Locked those suckers in a vault
They're trapped
And on his own stopped
chaos in its tracks
And that's the gospel truth
The guy was too type A to just relax

And that's the world's first dish
Zeus tamed the globe
while still in his youth
Though, honey, it may seem impossible
That's the gospel truth

On Mt. Olympus life was neat and
Smooth as sweet vermouth
Though, honey, it may seem impossible
That's the gospel truth

 

Gospel Truth II

He ran the Underworld
But thought the dead were dull and uncouth
He was as mean as he was ruthless
And that's the gospel truth
He had a plan to shake things up
And that's the gospel truth

 

Gospel Truth III

Young Herc was mortal now
But since he did not drink the last drop
He still retained his godlike strength
So thank his lucky star

But Zeus and Hera wept
Because their son could never come home
They'd have to watch their precious baby
Grow up from afar

Though Hades horrid plan
Was hatched before Herc cut his first tooth
The boy grew stronger ev'ry day and
That's the gospel truth

 

Shooting Star
No one seems to think too much of me here
and they're glad to tell it to my face
And though I am not suppose to be here
I'm completely out of place
Somehow there has got to be a reason
even as I try to think it through
There's a bold from the blue

And I see a shooting star (And I see a star)
Set apart from all the rest
While the other stars are standing still (ooh)
He's on a quest
Every night this shooting star (Every night this star)
Dancing across the twilight sky
Cause he knows he doesn't quit fit in (ooh)
and he's longing to know why, why (longing to know why)

I feel so much better when it's night-time
That's when I can sort of disappear
When the sun is set and it's the right time
for pretending I'm not here
Sometimes I just start into the heavens
Wondering if the answer is inside
That's when I see the light

Of my sent that shooting star
On his way to who know's where
He's a one like all the stars
But he outshines out there
And the solitary star
Is an awful lot like me
On an endless search through time and space
Far a place that won't seem wrong
If we both hang on for long enough
we both somehow are strong enough
We'll find out where we belong
Every night this shooting star
dancing across the twilight sky
Cause he knows he doesn't quit fit in
and he's longing to know why
Know why
Why
Why
Know why

 

Go the Distance

I have often dreamed
Of a far off place
Where a great warm welcome
Will be waiting for me
Where the crowds will cheer
When they see my face
And a voice keeps sayin'
This is where I'm meant to be

He will find his way

He can go the distance
He'll be there someday
If he can be strong
He knows every mile
Will be worth his while
He would go most anywhere
To feel like he belong

I am on my way
I can go the distance
I don't care how far
Somehow, I'll be strong
I know every mile
Will be worth my while
I would go most anywhere
To find where I belong
 

Go the Distance Reprise

We will beat the odds
We can go the distance
We will face the world
Fearless, proud and strong
We will please the gods
We can go the distance
Till we find our hero's welcome
Right where we belong

 

One Last Hope

So, ya wanna be a hero, kid?
Well, whoop-de-do!
I have been around the block before
With blockheads just like you
Each and ev'ryone a disappointment
Pain for which there ain't no ointment
So much for excuses
Though a kid of Zeus is
Asking me to jump into the fray
My answer is two words -
O.K.
You win
Oh gods
Oy vay!

He'd given up hope that someone would come along
A fellow who'd ring the bell for once
Not the gong
The kind who wins trophies
Won't settle for low fees
At least semi-pro fees

But no - I get the greenhorn

He’s been out to pasture pal, his ambition gone
Content to spend lazy days and to graze his lawn
But you need an advisor
A satyr, but wiser
A good merchandiser

And oohh!
There goes my ulcer!

He’s down to one last hope
And he hopes it's you
Though, kid, you're not exactly
A dream come true
He’s trained enough turkeys
Who never came through
You're his one last hope
So you'll have to do
Demigods have faced the odds
And ended up a mockery
Don't believe the stories
That you read on all the crockery

To be a true hero, kid, is a dying art
Like painting a masterpiece, it's a work of heart
It takes more than sinew
Comes down to what's in you
You have to continue to grow
Now that's more like it!

He’s down to one last shot,
and he’s glad he knows,
before that blasted underworld gets his goat,
His dreams are on you kid,
go make em come true,
climb that uphill slope,
keep pushin that envelope,
you're his one last hope,
and kid it's up to you.

 

Life is a Highway: Boys
Life's like a road that you travel on
When there's one day here and the next day gone
Sometimes you bend, sometimes you stand
Sometimes you turn your back to the wind

There's a world outside ev'ry darkened door
Where blues won't haunt you anymore
Where brave are free and lovers soar
Come ride with me to the distant shore

We won't hesitate
To break down the garden gate
There's not much time left today

Life is a highway
I wanna ride it all night long
If you're going my way
I wanna drive it all night long

Through all these cities and all these towns
It's in my blood and it's all around
I love you now like I loved you then
This is the road and these are the hands

From Mozambique to those Memphis nights
The Khyber Pass to Vancouver's lights
Knock me down get back up again
You're in my blood
I'm not a lonely man

There's no load we can't hold
Road so rough this we know
We'll be there when the light comes in
Just tell 'em we're survivors

Life is a highway
I wanna ride it all night long
If you're going my way
I wanna drive it all night long
Gimme gimme gimme gimme yeah

Life is a highway
I wanna ride it all night long
If you're going my way
I wanna drive it all night long

There was a distance between you and I
A misunderstanding once
But now we look it in the eye

Ooooo...Yeah!

There ain't no load that we can't hold
Road so rough this we know
We'll be there when the light comes in
Just tell 'em we're survivors
Life is a highway
I wanna ride it all night long
If you're going my way
I wanna drive it all night long

Life is a highway
I wanna ride it all night long
If you're going my way
I wanna drive it all night long

Life is a highway
I wanna ride it all night long
If you're going my way
I wanna drive it all night long
Gimme gimme gimme gimme yeah

 

I Need a Hero

Where have all the good men gone
And where are all the gods?
Where's the street-wise Hercules
To fight the rising odds?
Isn't there a white knight upon a fiery steed?
Late at night I toss and I turn and I dream of what I need

We need a hero
We’re holding out for a hero 'til the end of the night
He's gotta be strong
And he's gotta be fast
And he's gotta be fresh from the fight
We need a hero
We’re holding out for a hero 'til the morning light
He's gotta be sure
And it's gotta be soon
And he's gotta be larger than life

Somewhere after midnight
In my wildest fantasy
Somewhere just beyond my reach
There's someone reaching back for me
Racing on the thunder and rising with the heat
It's gonna take a superman to sweep me off my feet

We need a hero
We’re holding out for a hero 'til the end of the night
He's gotta be strong
And he's gotta be fast
And he's gotta be fresh from the fight
We need a hero
We’re holding out for a hero 'til the morning light
He's gotta be sure
And it's gotta be soon
And he's gotta be larger than life

Up where the mountains meet the heavens above
Out where the lightning splits the sea
I would swear that there's someone somewhere
Watching me

Through the wind and the chill and the rain
And the storm and the flood
I can feel his approach
Like the fire in my blood

We need a hero
We’re holding out for a hero 'til the end of the night
He's gotta be strong
And he's gotta be fast
And he's gotta be fresh from the fight
We need a hero
We’re holding out for a hero 'til the morning light
He's gotta be sure
And it's gotta be soon
And he's gotta be larger than life

 

Zero to Hero

Bless my soul
Herc was on a roll
Person of the week in evry Greek opinion poll
What a pro
Herc could stop a show
Point him at a monster and you're talking SRO
He was a no one
A zero, zero
Now he's a hot shot
He's a hero
Here was a kid with his act down pat
From zero to hero in no time flat
Zero to hero just like that

When he smiled
The girls went wild with
oohs and aahs

And they slapped his face
On ev'ry vase

on ev'ry "vase"

From hero's fees and royalties
Our Herc had cash to burn
Now nouveau riche and famous
He could tell you
What's a Grecian urn.

Say amen
There he goes again
Sweet and undefeated

And an awesome 10 for 10

Folks lined up
Just to watch him flex

And this perfect package
packed a pair of pretty pecs

Hercie, he comes
He sees, he conquers
Honey, the crowds were
Going bonkers
He showed the moxie, brains, and spunk

From zero to hero a major hunk

Zero to hero and who'da thunk

Who put the glad in gladiator?

Hercules!

Whose daring deeds are great theater?

Hercules

Is he bold?

No one braver

Is he sweet

Our favorite flavor
Hercules, Hercules,
Hercules, Hercules
Hercules, Hercules
Bless my soul
Herc was on a roll
Undefeated
Riding high

And the nicest guy

not conceited

He was a nothin'

A zero, zero

Now he's a hot shot

He's a hero
He hit the heights at breakneck speed
From zero to hero
Herc is a hero
Now he's a hero
Yes indeed!

 

I Can Count on You

When the night seems to dark
And the distance too far
It's good to know

When the night seems to dark
And the distance too far
It's good to know
We can count on you

Sometimes it seems
That it's all too much to handle
Sometimes it feels
Like it's just too hard alone

It's a great big world out there
And it isn't always fair
It can leave you lost and scared
If you're on your own
Away from home

When the night seems too dark
And the distance too far
It's good to know
We can count on you
When we’re caught in between
Not sure of our dreams
It's good to know
We can count on you

I can count on you
To be a friend when I'm in need
I can count on you
To stay beside me all the way

I didn't know if you'd even want to answer
I didn't know if you'd turn and walk away
You understood that I needed you right by my side
And you didn't ask me why you just came
And never complained

When the night seems too dark
And the distance too far
It's good to know
We can count on you
When we’re caught in between
Not sure of our dreams
It's good to know
We can count on you
When we put our differences aside
There's nothing we can't do
When we see eye to eye
When the night seems too dark
And the distance too far
It's good to know
We can count on you
When we’re caught in between
Not sure of our dreams
It's good to know
That you'll get us through hard times
When nothing seems right
With you by our side
It's good to know
We can count on you
We can count on you to stay
We can count on you

 

I Won’t Say I’m in Love: Girls

If there's a prize for rotten judgment
I guess I've already won that
No man is worth the aggravation
That's ancient history, been there, done that!

Who'd' ya think you're kiddin'
He's the Earth and heaven to you
Try to keep it hidden
Honey, we can see right through you
Girl, ya can't conceal it
We know how ya feel and
Who you're thinking of

No chance, no way
I won't say it, no, no

You swoon, you sigh
why deny it, uh-oh

It's too cliche
I won't say I'm in love
I thought my heart had learned its lesson
It feels so good when you start out
My head is screaming get a grip, girl
Unless you're dying to cry your heart out
Oh

You keep on denying
Who you are and how you're feeling
Baby, we're not buying
Hon, we saw ya hit the ceiling
Face it like a grown-up
When ya gonna own up
That ya got, got, got it bad

Whoa: No chance, no way
I won't say it, no, no

Give up, give in
Check the grin you're in love

This scene won't play,
I won't say I'm in love

You're doin' flips read our lips
You're in love

You're way off base
I won't say it
Get off my case
I won't say it

Girl, don't be proud
It's O.K. you're in love

Oh-ohhhhh
At least out loud,
I won't say I'm in love

 

Bad Day

Where is the moment we needed the most
You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost
They tell me your blue skies fade to grey
They tell me your passion's gone away
And I don't need no carryin' on

You stand in the line just to hit a new low
You're faking a smile with the coffee to go
You tell me your life's been way off line
You're falling to pieces every time
And I don't need no carryin' on

Cause you had a bad day
You're taking one down
You sing a sad song just to turn it around
You say you don't know
You tell me don't lie
You work at a smile and you go for a ride
You had a bad day
The camera don't lie
You're coming back down and you really don't mind
You had a bad day
You had a bad day

Well you need a blue sky holiday
The point is they laugh at what you say
And I don't need no carryin' on

You had a bad day
You're taking one down
You sing a sad song just to turn it around
You say you don't know
You tell me don't lie
You work at a smile and you go for a ride
You had a bad day
The camera don't lie
You're coming back down and you really don't mind
You had a bad day
Oh, on a holiday

Sometimes the system goes on the blink
And the whole thing turns out wrong
You might not make it back and you know
That you could be well oh that strong
And I'm not wrong

So where is the passion when you need it the most
Oh you and I
You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost

Cause you had a bad day
You're taking one down
You sing a sad song just to turn it around
You say you don't know
You tell me don't lie
You work at a smile and you go for a ride
You had a bad day
You've seen what you like
And how does it feel for one more time
You had a bad day
You had a bad day
Had a bad day
Had a bad day
Had a bad day
Had a bad day
Had a bad day

 

Apologize

I'm holding on your rope, got me ten feet off the ground
And I'm hearing what you say, but I just can't make a sound
You tell me that you need me then you go and cut me down, but wait
You tell me that you're sorry, didn't think I'd turn around, and say

"It's too late to apologize (it's too late) "
I said, "It's too late to apologize (it's too late) "

I'd take another chance, take a fall, take a shot for you
And I need you like a heart needs a beat, but it's nothin' new
I loved you with a fire red, now it's turning blue, and you say
"Sorry" like the angel heaven let me think was you, but I'm afraid...

"It's too late to apologize (it's too late) "
I said, "It's too late to apologize (it's too late) "
"It's too late to apologize (it's too late) "
I said, "It's too late to apologize (it's too late) "
I said, "It's too late to apologize, " yeah (too late)
I said, "It's too late to apologize, " yeah (too late)

I'm holdin' on your rope, got me ten feet off the ground

 

A Star is Born I

Gonna shout it from the mountaintops

A star is born

It's a time for pulling out the stops

A star is born

Honey, hit us with a hallelu
The kid came shining through

Girl, sing the song

Come blow your horn

A star is born

 

Something to Believe in

I used to see the world as cold, so cold
I always felt so all alone, oh

How did you know you'd find me here? Yeah
How did you ever see behind my tears? Yeah

I never realized how anyone could make everything so right
I was so sad, you brought me back, oh

You give me something to believe in, after all that we've been through
The love you give, it all comes back to you
You give me something to believe in, you can see the real me
And here with you is where I'm meant to be

I don't have to imagine anymore, no, oh
All the time it was you I was waiting for, oh

And here we are together side by side, yeah
And nothing seems impossible tonight, oh yeah

You look inside my heart and seem to get me from the start
And we've got the chance, the chance to make this last
You give me something to believe in after all that we've been through
The love you give, it all comes back to you
You give me something to believe in, you can see the real me
And here with you is where I'm meant to be
Lift us up so high above, higher than high
Now we realize, feeling so alive
All it takes is love to find us, guide us all
The way that's the one thing you can trust
All we need is love to reach out, show out
We belong here together
You give me something to believe in after all that we've been through
The love you give, it all comes back to you, comes back to you
You give me something to believe in, you can see the real me
And here with you is where I'm meant to be, oh yeah, oh, oh, oh, oh

A Star is Born II

He's a hero who can please the crowd

A star is born

Come on ev'rybody shout out loud

A star is born

Just remember in the darkest hour

Within your heart's the power

For making you
A hero too

So don't lose hope when you're forlorn
Just keep your eyes upon the skies
Ev'ry night a star is
Right in sight a star is
Burning bright a star is born