Lyrics

Who'll Be Superman

Verse 1

Happy, merry not a care
See the children play
nothing more then here and now
their laughter fills the air

Long ago when I was young
The beginning to an end
Each day seemed forever fun
Marching to a quiet drum

The milkman's horse billowed steam
a jug of milk beside the door
Winter's cold made a treat
as I scraped and ate the frozen cream

Long ago I was them and someday they'll be me.
On that day so far away, will they see their children play.

Verse 2

My house under old oak trees
The end of West Main Street
A covered porch on the front
To catch the summer breeze

Believed I was a superman
As my mother watched me play
My cape fluttered as I flew
I broke some teeth that day

I suspected there was something wrong
But I could not understand
My mother told me I'd be fine
As long as I stayed strong

Long ago I was them and someday they'll be me.
On that day so far away, will they see their children play.

Bridge

Do you really think
That things are getting better
Do you really think
That it's just around the corner
Are you really convinced
That tomorrow will be better
Are you really convinced
That your thinking is together

Verse 3

Now I'm sitting on that porch
See the children play
When the games are lost or won
Will there even be a porch

Will the sun be shining bright
On the children of our children
Is the future on a path
That circles and unites

Is there something we can do
Or something we can say
Maybe nothing is the best
And maybe we are through

Listen to the children play
It's getting hard to hear
Listen to the children play
Will it disappear