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Superman’s Ghost Lyrics by Don McLean

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[Chorus]
I don't wanna be like old George Reeves
Stuck in a Superman role
I got a long way to go in my career
And some day my fame will make it clear
That I had to be a Superman

[Verse 1]
He came from another place deep in his mind
As far as the planets in space
As galaxy's mysteries start to unwind
And some changes are bound to take place

[Verse 2]
Though gravity constantly weighs on my travels
My mission is close to adrift
Though I can be strong when my power unravels
I still come to you for a lift

[Chorus]
I don't wanna be like old George Reeves
Stuck in a Superman role
I got a long way to go in my career
And some day my fame will make it clear
That I (That I) had to be a Superman

[Verse 3]
I know I can fly when my plane hits the sky
I believe I got nothing to lose
But when I'm alone with the bed and the phone
I get the terminal Metropolis blues

[Verse 4]
I flew to the coast where Superman's ghost
Lay shot on the bedroom floor
He said, "Watch out for TV, it crucified me
But it can't crucify me no more"

[Chorus]
I don't wanna be like old George Reeves
Stuck in a Superman role
I got a long way to go in my career
And some day my fame will make it clear
That I (That I) had to be a Superman

[Bridge]
"I'm red, white and blue, I've got justice to do
I'm the man of your fantasy dreams
But I'm an alien man from an alien land
Who's alive on your orthicon screens
I once ruled the world, and when flags were unfurled
I performed for you live not on tape
But the public is cruel when played for a fool
As you see by the blood on my cape"

[Chorus]
I don't wanna be like old George Reeves
Stuck in a Superman role
I got a long way to go in my career
And some day my fame will make it clear
That I (That I) had to be a Superman

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 5]
"Well, I never was real or stronger than steel
I'm a figment of Freudian need
And the video screen is a psychotic scene
And it's all done with mirrors and green"

{Verse 6}
"My agent just called, the talks have been stalled
I soon will be pulled from the air
But the image persists in the video mists
That a Superman still will be there"

[Chorus]
I don't wanna be like old George Reeves
Stuck in a Superman role
I got a long way (Long way) to go in my career
And some day (Some day) my fame will make it clear
That I (That I) had to be a Superman

[Outro]
I got a long way (Long way) to go in my career
And some day (Some day) my fame will make it clear
That I (That I) had to be a Superman
Oh, yeah
I got a long way to go in my career
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Don McLean

Don McLean

About “Superman’s Ghost” by Don McLean

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"Superman’s Ghost" appears on "Favorites and Rarities ".

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