Who I'd Be

I guess I'd be a hero, with sword and armor clashing
 Looking semi-dashing, a shield within my grip
 Or else I'd be a Viking and live a life of daring
 While smelling like a herring upon a Viking ship
 I'd sail away, I'd see the world
 I'd reach the farthest reaches
 I'd feel the wind, I'd taste the salt and sea
 And maybe storm some beaches
 That's who I'd be, that's who I'd be
 Or I could be a poet and write a different story
 One that tells of glory and wipes away the lies
 And to the skies I'd throw it, the stars would do the telling
 The moon would help with spelling and night would dot the I's
 I'd write a verse, recite a joke
 With wit and perfect timing
 I'd share my heart, confess the things I yearn
 And do it all while rhyming
 But we all learn, but we all learn
 An ogre always hides
 An ogre's fate is known
 An ogre always stays
 In the dark and all alone
 So yes, I'd be a hero, and if my wish was granted
 Life would be enchanted, or so the stories say
 Of course I'd be a hero, and I would scale a tower
 To save a hot-house flower, and carry her away
 But standing guard would be a beast, I'd somehow overwhelm it
 I'd get the girl, I'd take a breath, and I'd remove my helmet
 We'd stand and stare, we'd speak of love
 We'd feel the stars ascending, we'd share a kiss
 I'd find my destiny, I'd have a hero's ending
 A perfect happy ending, that's how it would be
 A big, bright, beautiful world, but not for me
 An ogre always hides
 An ogre's fate is known
 An ogre always stays in the dark
 You're all alone, all alone (and I know)
 So yes, I'd be a hero (he'll appear)
 And if my wish were granted ('cause there are rules and there are strictures)
 Life would be enchanted, or so the stories say
 Of course I'd be a hero, and I would scale a tower (I believe the story books I read)
 To save a hot-house flower and carry her away! (By candlelight)
 
 A perfect happy ending
 That's how it should be!