One Last Hope

So, ya need to be a hero, kid
Well, that's a shame
That used to be my speciality...
But, kid, I quit the game

That's a road that's paved with disappointment
Pain for which there ain't no ointment
Torture and abuses...
But a kid of Zeus's
Says his future all depends on me
My answer has to be...
We'll see

Let's start with accuracy
Three arrows in the bullseye

I'm all out of hope
A shell of what I once was
So far from my glory days
When my name caused buzz
Retired to my couch, kid
A stubborn old grouch, kid
I don't need a slouch, kid
And, whoa...

Not bad, but lacking focus
Now, kid, I'm gonna take you to the second stage -- the art of distraction

I've been out to pasture, pal
My ambition gone
Humdrum in my atrium
Shouting "get off my lawn!"
You need an advisor
Who's hungry and wiser
A "cut down to sizer."

Hey!

I think you missed, kid!

If I'm your one last hope
Then your luck's run out
Stuck with some run-down bum
Overcome by doubt

Was training the a team
Before I withdrew
If I'm your one last hope
Show what you can do!

All right, phase three... Now, let's test this strength for real. Pull!

Demi-gods 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, and grow!

Ok, you've got more pull than I thought
But do you have speed?
Show me what you're working with!

We've been at this for a week
Now, strength, speed, accuracy
Combine them. Come on!

All right, kid, count me in!

Kid, you've got one good shot to get home for good
And yet you bet on me to come through, knock wood!
Let's hope that my know-how
Still knows what to do!
It's an uphill slope!

Keep pushing that envelope!

If I'm your last hope

Let's hope we both come
Through!