Every day of my life is a struggle, I work - I try to keep out of trouble
I drink a little beer on the weekends, and I've got rivals but I've got good friends
I think I do the best that I can do, anyone can see that I'm just like you
Conflicted and absent direction, and kinda keen upon my own reflection

Superman puts the "man" in "command"
American flag pole glued to his hand
No personal conflict, no selfish demands
All of his ideals are lofty and grand
He’d never hurt no-one if it wasn't planned
Some folks admire that but I think he's bland
Forgive me, but I really just don't understand
How anyone could ever relate to superman

Now Batman was conceived in upheaval, he could just as easily have ended up evil
His fury is the reason he's benevolent, and in his methods fear and violence are prevalent
He struggles to exhibit forbearance, but really he wants vengeance for the deaths of his parents
The anti-hero in a tragic operetta, he's possessed by his obsessive vendetta

Superman never loses a fight
He never gets tired you know he's always polite
He's never disloyal and he's never uptight
He's a clean-shaven, white anglo Christ in tights
He never has to worry if he's doing what's right
He only has that mild allergy to kryptonite
Forgive me, but I really just don't understand
How anyone could ever relate to superman

Now Peter Parker had average athletics, until a spider modified his genetics
Then killed his uncle through his own self-importance, now he swings round New York in yoga-pants
He's going through his life with that fear of the kind of debt that you can never get clear of
Although he has a lot to believe in, there's simply no way he can ever get even

Superman's always got perfect hair
Of course he's immune to both greed and despair
He never gets angry, he's got no need to swear
In losing battles he'll always fight fair
He's done no evil deeds, at least none of which he's aware
And unencumbered like that it's easy to zip through the air
Forgive me, but I really just don't understand
How anyone could ever relate to superman

My preference then is pretty consistent, I like a champion who isn't so distant
And someone who's a little imperfect, give me a person with some personal conflict
I like my heroes more realistic, not just super-strong and ballistic
Standing up tall is fine all around, but I'm just not that impressed if you can never fall down

The archetype of the man of steel
You know that he has nothing he needs to conceal
He never lifts weights yet his body's ideal
He's somehow on time for every major ordeal
I'll never digest his extensive appeal
That level of perfection is simply too unreal
Forgive me, but I really just don't understand
How the mythos got started how the whole thing began
Why they know him by sight from Sioux Falls to Sudan
How anyone could ever relate
Why does everybody think he's so great?
Superman