Words and Music by Dennis Livingston I’m a kid in school on the Upper West Side. I’m not good at sports, though I’ve sort of tried. If I can, I will sit in the back of the class where it’s easier to hide. I get picked on for sure, I can’t make a friend At the lunch table, I’m alone at the end. All the songs other kids like seem stupid to me. Hangin’ out in chat rooms is a bore. Still I get through it all thanks to one thing more. When I read my books, the world goes away. I go on adventures, where I find that I become a hero of the stories in my mind! I’m … Riding on the backs of dragons, searching for a wizard’s ring. Setting out upon a quest, to seek the long forgotten king. Piloting a hyper spaceship heading for Orion’s Belt. Fighting off the aliens who want to wear me as a pelt. Trav’ling forward to the future, empires tremble at my feet. Talking to computers who think bodies are so obsolete. I become a hero of the stories in my mind. Now, my teacher says that I write very well, which is maybe a way to get out of my shell. And she knows of a new club for science fiction fans. I’ve already got some plans. We can talk about books, we can publish a ‘zine, [zeen] we can put up a web site to show what we dream. We can all be heroes when I find I can share the stories in my mind.     © 2003 Hallmark Music Co.   Back to previous page Back to SONGS main page