i have tried

to make the best of everything

but i still cry

when i think about what might've been

no one can say

who you might be today...



you could've been superman

you could've been an idiot

you could've been the second coming

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 have done

you'd make me scared

but i'd take you everywhere...



you could've been superman

you could've been the start of something

you could've been my hero

now who the hell will know

you could've been superman



i see you in the dark

(though I try not to)

you're spitting in the well

and then you're old

cry your azure tear into my pocket

and i'll keep it

carry it like gold



you could've been superman

you could've been somebody's mother

you could've been the one exception

you could've been superman

(I could've let you down )

you could've been superman

(I could've screwed you up)

you could've been my hero

(no one can touch you now)

you could've been superman...



(I could've loved you