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Superman (It's Not Easy)

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Superman (It's Not Easy) was released on September 25, 2000 by Aware/Columbia as a part of the album America Town

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OVERVIEW

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Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Gregg Wattenberg

Gregg Wattenberg

Electric Guitar

John Ondrasik

Vocals

Dorian Crozier

Drums

Shane Keister

Piano

Sheldon Gomberg

Sheldon Gomberg

Bass

Victor Lawrence

Victor Lawrence

Cello

Ralph Farris

Viola

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

John Ondrasik

Composer

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Gregg Wattenberg

Gregg Wattenberg

Producer

David Boucher

Assistant Engineer

Bob Clearmountain

Bob Clearmountain

Mixing Engineer

Bob Ludwig

Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

I can't stand to fly

I'm not that naive

I'm just out to find

The better part of me

[Chorus]

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

[Verse 2]

I wish that I could cry

Fall upon my knees

Find a way to lie

'Bout a home I'll never see

[Chorus]

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

[Bridge]

Up, up, and away, away from me

Well, it's alright

You can all sleep sound tonight

I'm not crazy or anything

[Verse 3]

I can't stand to fly

I'm not that naive

Men weren't meant to ride

With clouds between their knees

[Chorus]

I'm only a man in a silly red sheet

Diggin' for kryptonite on this one-way street

Only a man in a funny red sheet

Lookin' for special things inside of me

[Outro]

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 lookin' for a dream

I'm only a man in a funny red sheet

And it's not easy, hoo, hoo, hoo

It's not easy to be me

Written by: John Ondrasik

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