Superman

I have tried

to make the best of everything.

But I still cry

when I think about what might have been.

No one can say

who you might be today.

You could've been superman.

It could've been any of us

Could've been the second coming

and now we'll never know

You could've been superman.

Fancy lies

to do what was best for everyone.

I'd walk on the sky

If I could undo what we've done.

You make me scared.

I take you everywhere.

You could've been superman.

You could've been the start of something.

You could've been my hero.

Now we will never know.

You could've been superman.

I see you in the dark,

Though I try not to.

You're spitting in the world

and then you're old.

So cry your eyes a tear into my pocket

and I'll keep it,

carry it like gold.

Could've been superman,

could've been somebody's mother.

Could've been the one exception,

oh, that you could've been,

could've been superman.

(I could've let you down)

Could've been superman

(I could've screwed you up)

Could've been my guy

(no one can touch you now)

I could've loved you

Could've been superman