For 30 years, she's been writin' her name On the chalkboard in a classroom at PS 14 It's just social studies, science, and math But to every single kid in her third grade glass She's a hero He's got a badge on a billfold in his kitchen drawer He was just outta college when he joined the force It's his call of duty, he's just doin' his job But to all his friends and neighbors, it sure means a lot He's a hero Yeah, a hero Yeah, they're everyday angels Here to help us when we need them most Names and faces we may never know Heroes Yeah, heroes
Maybe it's a soldier on a foreign coast A ballet teacher or a little league coach We've all got 'em, they ain't hard to see They're the first ones to get there and the last to leave Heroes Yeah, heroes Yeah, they're everyday angels Here to help us when we need them most Names and faces we may never know Heroes Yeah, heroes ♪ Yeah, they're everyday angels Here to help us when we need them most Names and faces we may never know Heroes Yeah, heroes Everyday heroes Oh, yeah