Football Hero - Al Stewart

In the center of the field

stands the favorite player

The ball comes floating in They say a silent prayer for him

Fifty yards away

A minute left to go The reflex at his watch

Oh, oh-oh-ohh

He cuts into the right

Gets past a defender

A blur of blue and white

The moment has suspended in time

One man left to beat

He can see the goalkeeper’s eyes

There’s magic in his feet

Oh, oh-oh-ohh

And a single ray, of sunlight

Reaches down to touch, the golden boy

Seems to light his way, towards the net

In his mind, he sees the headlines

In the morning newspaper.

This’ll be a day, they won’t forget

Now he’s on his own

Completely in control of it all

The shot comes flying in Headed for the corner of the goal

Bounces off the post

He watches as it falls, oh-ohh

Everyone will say

«He should have passed the ball»

Now the crowd has gone

The stadium is empty

Several hundred times

He will watch the replay on TV

Many years from now

When his name’s recalled

Everyone will say

«He should have passed the ball»

He should have passed the ball