Today I got to be a hero. I stood up to that man on the train Who yelled "go home, you *******" To the man without blue eyes.
I stood up, and I said with voice strong, "You will show a little respect! We are all different colours here, And if you think you are any better, You will step off this train now."
And he shot back insults - Deflected with ease. The man straightened up, The man without blue eyes, And he said, "Sir, the boy is right, It's time for you to get off."
The people with me on the train stood now No longer happily ignorant And the man stepped off in defeat As the train doors sighed.
I wish this was the case, But I sat and closed my eyelids tight. I am no hero To the man without blue eyes.