I can't stand to fly
I'm not that naive
I'm just out to find
The better part of me

I'm more than a bird, I'm more than a plane
I'm more than some pretty face beside a train
And it's not easy to be me

I wish that I could cry
Fall upon my knees
Find a way to lie
'Bout a home I'll never see

It may sound absurd, but don't be naive
Even heroes have the right to bleed
I may be disturbed, but won't you concede
Even heroes have the right to dream
And it's not easy to be me

Up, up and away, away from me
Well, it's all right, you can all sleep sound tonight
I'm not crazy or anything

I can't stand to fly
I'm not that naive
Men weren't meant to ride
With clouds between their knees

I'm only a man in a silly red sheet
Digging for kryptonite on this one way street
Only a man in a funny red sheet
Looking for special things inside of me
Inside of me
Inside of me
Yeah, inside of me
Inside of me

I'm only a man
In a funny red sheet
I'm only a man
Looking for a dream

I'm only a man
In a funny red sheet
And it's not easy, ooh ooh ooh

It's not easy to be me


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Superman (It's Not Easy) Lyrics as written by John Ondrasik

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    I can relate to this son so much... Here's how I see it: It's about someone who tries so hard to pretend everything is easy, but who actually really hurts inside and can't let it show because everyone expects him/her to be strong and over-achieving. This person wishes people would see that he/she is only human. Having tried to please others for so long, being who they want him/her to be, he/she doesn't really know how to be him/herself anymore...

    itwontbelongnowon November 26, 2011   Link

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