Petty - Superhero Lyrics

He wakes up from another nightmare in the middle of the night
To the sound of gunfire and those bright flashing lights
He knows he's got a job to do, put other lives before his own
As he straps on his boots he prays, let me make it home
He grabs his gun and feels his heart racing
He walks out of that tent, all guns blazing
He don't wear a cape or wear a mask
No superpowers, not dressed in black
He's just an ordinary man that breaks and bleeds
There's no magic rings or kryptonite
He'll scream, Semper Fi until he dies
He's Clark Kent just dressed in his green fatigues
He's just like him, he's a Marine
He's got a wife and son back home, his life looks pretty good
His son reads about those heroes in his comic books
He wishes they were real so he could meet them someday
Little does he know he lives with the real thing
He don't wear a cape or wear a mask
No superpowers, not dressed in black
He's just an ordinary man that breaks and bleeds
There's no magic rings or kryptonite
He'll screams, Semper Fi until he dies
He's Clark Kent just dressed in his green fatigues
He's just like him, he's a Marine
This isn't DC, or no storybook make-believe
He's the real thing by the stars and stripes on his sleeve
And if tonight's the night that he don't make it through
He couldn't be more proud to serve the red, white and blue
He don't wear a cape or wear a mask
No superpowers, not dressed in black
He's just an ordinary man that breaks and bleeds
There's no magic rings or kryptonite
He'll scream, Semper Fi until he dies
He's Clark Kent just dressed in his green fatigues
He's just like him, he's just like him
He's just like him, he's a Marine