[Verse 1] Good morning good morning The city's waking up And there's the freeway's light parade Above me all night long There's new folk heroes Waiting to be born Rising from their beds and tying on their boots [Verse 2] The future's coming soon That's what my horoscope said It'll hit you like a ton of bricks Straight upside the head So get ready get ready To fall right out of step When you start to see that all your heroes are your friends [Chorus] The new folk heroes We don't sing like birds But we're ready to be heard The new folk heroes Waiting to be born Rising from their beds and tying on their boots [Verse 3] When they say it's all been done before And you're too late to the show We already built a cannon And it's time to light the fuse The new folk heroes We don't sing like birds But we're ready to be heard [Bridge] They used to tell us all the time You'd better fall in line Because the good die young and the rest are left behind But they were lying They were lying The new folk heroes [Verse 4] They used to tell us all the time You'd better fall in line Because the good die young and the rest are left behind But they were lying They were lying