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Zero?Yeah, zero is a wonderful thingIn fact, zero is my hero!How can zero be a hero?Well, there are all kinds of heroes, you knowA man can get to be a heroFor a famous battle he foughtOr by studying very hardAnd becoming a weightless astronautAnd then there are heroes of other sortsLike the heroes we know from watching sportsBut a hero doesn't have to be a grown up person, you knowA hero can be a very big dogWho comes to your rescueOr a very little boy who's smart enough to know what to doBut let me tell you about my favorite heroMy hero, zero, such a funny little heroBut until you came alongWe counted on our fingers and toesNow you're here to staySongtexteAnd nobody really knowsHow wonderful you areWhy we could never reach a starWithout you, zero, my heroHow wonderful you areWhat's so wonderful about a zero?It's nothing, isn't it?Sure, it represents nothing aloneBut place a zero after 1And you've got yourself a 10See how important that is?When you run out of digitsYou can start all over againSee how convenient that is?That's why with only ten digits including zeroYou can count as high as you could ever go . . .Forever, towards infinityNo one ever gets there, but you could tryWith 10 billion zerosFrom the cavemen until the heroesWho invented youThey counted on their fingers and toesAnd maybe some sticks and stones, or rocks and bonesAnd their neighbors' toesYou're hereAnd nobody really knowsHow wonderful you areWhy we could never reach the starWithout you, zero, my heroZero, how wonderful you arePlace one zero after any numberAnd you've multiplied that number by 10See how easy that isPlace two zeros after any numberAnd you've multiplied that number by 100See how simple that isPlace three zeros after any numberAnd you've multiplied that number by 1,000Et cetera, et cetera, ad infinitum, ad astra, forever and everWith zero, my hero, how wonderful you are Aus Songtexte Mania