The Heroes And The Wise

Only fools do sunbathe in the hot mid-day sun But a wise one will say sir to the one with the gun With a gun pointed at you under such circumstance To be brave with your life would be taking a chance. Yet for the wise you never see a parade Suppose 'tis by those who need heroes that heroes are made The wise are almost anonymous even in their Hometown They do not even seem interested in local renown. One seems to go un-noticed the other the masses celebrate Between the hero and the wise one the difference is great For the hero there's many a loud hip hooray And the wise one is one who has little to say. The heroes of sport and the heroes under fire Are the type that the masses do tend to admire But I recall once I heard a wise one say Why the wise go un-noticed is that they like it that way.