Je Ne Suis Pas un Héros

Daniel Balavoine

Des coups de poing dans l'âme
Le froid de la lame qui court
Chaque jour me pousse
Un peu plus vers la fin
Quand je monte sur scène
Comme on prend le dernier train

Même les soirs de drame
Il faut trouver la flamme qu'il faut
Pour toucher les femmes
Qui me tendent les mains
Qui me crient qu'elles m'aiment
Et dont je ne sais rien

C'est pour ça qu'aujourd'hui
Je suis fatigué
C'est pour ça qu'aujourd'hui
Je voudrais crier

Je n'suis pas un héros
Mes faux pas me collent à la peau
Je ne suis pas un héros
Faut pas croire ce que disent les journaux
Je ne suis pas un héros, un héros

Je ne suis pas un héros
Mes faux pas me collent la peau
Je ne suis pas un héros
Faut pas croire ce que disent les journaux
Je ne suis pas un héros, un héros

Quand les cris de femmes
S'accrochent à mes larmes, je sais
Que c'est pour m'aider
À porter tous mes chagrins
Et je me dis qu'elles rêvent
Mais ça leur fait du bien

À coups de poing dans l'âme
J'ai trouvé la flamme qu'il faut
Pour mourir célèbre
Il ne faut rien emporter
Que ce que les autres
N'ont pas voulu garder

C'est pour ça qu'aujourd'hui
Je suis fatigué
C'est pour ça qu'aujourd'hui
Je voudrais crier

Je ne suis pas un héros
Mes faux pas me collent la peau
Je ne suis pas un héros
Faut pas croire ce que disent les journaux
Je ne suis pas un héros, un héros

Je ne suis pas un héros
Mes faux pas me collent la peau
Je ne suis pas un héros
Faut pas croire ce que disent les journaux
Je ne suis pas un héros, un héros

Je ne suis pas un héros
Je ne suis pas un héros, un héros
Un héros
Je ne suis pas un héros
Je ne suis pas un héros, un héros
Un héros
Je ne suis, je ne suis pas un héros
Je ne suis pas un héros, un héros
Un héros
Je ne suis pas un héros
Wowowoh, je ne suis pas un héros, un héros
Un héros
Je ne suis, je ne suis pas un héros


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