[Verse 1]
He drove a '47 Buick Special
Them dusty roads were hell on the shine
And about once a week, he's be done by the creek
And I'd help him wash it sometimes

[Verse 2]
He had a pinstripe suit and a gold watch
And a gold chain that hung on his chest
He drank a little and he gambled a lot
He was a wild one, I guess

[Chorus]
Oh, but everybody needs a hero
Savannah Slim was mine
When you're ten years old down in south Georgia
Heroes are hard to find

[Verse 3]
Lord, how he loved country music
He playеd an old Peavey guitar
At a roadhouse onе night, he was called on to fight
Somebody pushed him too far

[Verse 4]
So, he served a little time in prison
But he served four long years in the war
It was in Pacific where he got his tattoo
Two hearts in blue on his arm
[Chorus]
Oh, but everybody needs a hero
Savannah Slim was mine
When you're ten years old down in south Georgia
Heroes are hard to find

[Verse 5]
Now Mama says I turned out just like him
She worries and prays that I'll change
I didn't know 'til a few days ago
Why he sent me his gold watch and chain

[Chorus]
Oh, but everybody needs a hero
Savannah Slim was mine
When you're ten years old down in south Georgia
Heroes are hard to find

[Tag]
When you're ten years old down in south Georgia
Heroes are hard to find
Savannah Slim was mine