Woke up this morning, started to sneeze
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I had a cigarette and a cup of tea
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I looked in the mirror what did I see
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A nine stone weakling with knobbly knees
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I did my knees bend press ups touch my toes
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I had another sneeze and I blew my nose
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I looked in the mirror at my pigeon chest
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I had to put on my clothes because it made me depressed
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Surely there must be a way
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For me to change the shape I'm in
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Dissatisfied is what I am
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I want to be a better man
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Superman Superman wish I could fly like Superman
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Superman Superman I want to be like Superman
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I want to be like Superman
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Superman Superman wish I could fly like Superman
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Woke up this morning, what did I see
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A big black cloud hanging over me
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I switched on the radio and nearly dropped dead
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The news was so bad that I fell out of bed
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There was a gas strike, oil strike, lorry strike, bread strike
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Got to be a Superman to survive
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Gas bills, rent bills, tax bills, phone bills
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I'm such a wreck but I'm staying alive
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[Look in the paper, what do I see,
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Robbery, violence, insanity.]
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Hey girl we've got to get out of this place
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There's got to be something better than this
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I need you, but I hate to see you this way
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If I were Superman then we'd fly away
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I'd really like to change the world
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And save it from the mess it's in
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I'm too weak, I'm so thin
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I'd like to fly but I can't even swim
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Superman Superman I want to fly like Superman
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Superman Superman wish I could fly like Superman
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Superman Superman wish I could fly like Superman
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Superman Superman I want to be like Superman
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Superman Superman I want to fly like Superman
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(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman
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The Kinks |