Tuesday, June 21, 2011

One Last Hope

It's cold and I'm not afraid to admit that I'm simply a wuss. I can't handle the cold at all! So basically this time of the year I head into work, then go home, get dinner on the go and curl up on the couch under my batman blankie (which has super powers I tell you) and watch those heart warming movies.

Last night I continued on my journey though Disney movies with Hercules. While I've posted "Go the Distance" before, today's tune is "One Last Hope" played out by Philoctetes (or just Phil for short) which is performed by the voice artist, Danny DeVito. After having given up on trying to coach that one hero that would define him, Phil is convinced to finally give this Hercules a chance.

I think people really don't give teachers much credit for creating an exceptional student. Sure it takes skill and talent to be great, but it also takes a lot of direction.

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!

I'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

I've been out to pasture pal, my ambition gone
Content to spend lazy days and to graze my lawn
But you need an advisor
A satyr, but wiser
A good merchandiser
And oohh!
There goes my ulcer!

I'm down to one last hope
And I hope it's you
Though, kid, you're not exactly
A dream come true
I've trained enough turkeys
Who never came through
You're my 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!

I'm down to one last shot,
and I'm glad I know,
before that blasted underworld gets my goat,
my dreams are on you kid,
go make em come true,
climb that uphill slope,
keep pushin that envelope,
you're my one last hope,
and kid it's up to you.


Sometimes we simply need to pin our dreams and hopes on another or how else will someone look up at the starts and say, "There goes Phil's boy!"?

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