I don't wanna be like old George Reeves
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Stuck in a Superman role
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I got a long way to go in my career
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And someday my (fate/fame) will make it clear
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That I had to be a Superman
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He came from another place deep in his mind
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And as far as the planets in space
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As galaxy's mysteries start to unwind
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Some changes are bound to take place
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Though gravity constantly weighs on my travels
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My mission is close to adrift
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Though I can be strong when my powers unravel
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I still come to you for a lift
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I don't wanna be like old George Reeves
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Stuck in a Superman role
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I got a long way to go in my career
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And someday my (fate/fame) will make it clear
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That I had to be a Superman
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I know I can fly when my plane hits the sky
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I believe I've got nothing to lose
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But when I'm alone with the bed and the phone
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I get the terminal metropolis blues
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I flew to the coast where Superman's Ghost
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Lay shot on the bedroom floor
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He said, "Watch out for TV it crucified me,
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But it can't crucify me no more"
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I don't wanna be like old George Reeves
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Stuck in a Superman role
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I got a long way to go in my career
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And someday my (fate/fame) will make it clear
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That I had to be a Superman
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I'm red, white, and blue, I've got justice to do
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I'm the man of your fantasy dreams
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But I'm an alien man from an alien land
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Whose alive on your orthicon screens
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I once ruled the world and when flags were unfurled
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I performed for you live not on tape
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But the public is cruel when played for a fool
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As you see by the blood on my cape
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I don't wanna be like old George Reeves
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Stuck in a Superman role
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I got a long way to go in my career
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And someday my (fate/fame) will make it clear
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That I had to be a Superman
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Well I never was real or stronger than steel
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I'm a figment of Freudian need
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And the video screen is a psychotic scene
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And it's all done with mirrors and green
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My agent just called, the talks have been stalled
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I soon will be pulled from the air
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But the image persists in the video (mists/clips)
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That a Superman still will be there
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I don't wanna be like old George Reeves
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Stuck in a Superman role
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I got a long way to go in my career
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And someday my (fate/fame) will make it clear
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That I had to be a Superman
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Superman's Ghost
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| Don McLean |
