Superman's Ghost

I don't wanna be like old George Reeves

Stuck in a Superman role

I got a long way to go in my career

And someday my fame will make it clear

That I had to be a Superman

He came from another place deep in his mind

And as far as the planets in space

As galaxy's mysteries start to unwind

Some changes are bound to take place

Though gravity constantly weighs on my travels

My mission is close to adrift

Though I can be strong when my powers unravel

I still come to you for a lift

I don't wanna be like old George Reeves

Stuck in a Superman role

I got a long way to go in my career

And someday my fame will make it clear

That I had to be a Superman

I know I can fly when my plane hits the sky

I believe I've got nothing to lose

But when I'm alone with the bed and the phone

I get the terminal metropolis blues

I flew to the coast where Superman's Ghost

Lay shot on the bedroom floor

He said Watch out for TV it crucified me

But it can't crucify me no more

I don't wanna be like old George Reeves

Stuck in a Superman role

I got a long way to go in my career

And someday my fame will make it clear

That I had to be a Superman

I'm red white and blue I've got justice to do

I'm the man of your fantasy dreams

But I'm an alien man from an alien land

Whose alive on your orthicon screens

I once ruled the world and when flags were unfurled

I performed for you live not on tape

But the public is cruel when played for a fool

As you see by the blood on my cape

I don't wanna be like old George Reeves

Stuck in a Superman role

I got a long way to go in my career

And someday my fame will make it clear

That I had to be a Superman

Well I never was real or stronger than steel

I'm a figment of Freudian need

And the video screen is a psychotic scene

And it's all done with mirrors and green

My agent just called the talks have been stalled

I soon will be pulled from the air

But the image persists in the video mists clips

That a Superman still will be there

I don't wanna be like old George Reeves

Stuck in a Superman role

I got a long way to go in my career

And someday my fame will make it clear

That I had to be a Superman

I got a long way to go in my career

And someday my fame will make it clear

That I had to be a Superman

I got a long way to go in my career