Man of Steel

I will hide

Behind my

Secret identity

As a faceless man

Doing all that I can

But underneath the mask

That I wear to conceal

I'm a man of steel

The platonic ideal

But that's not what you see

When you're looking at me

With your x-ray gaze

And that look on your face

I'm a hero in concept

A sidekick in name

While success follows you

Like a moth to a flame

Despite superhuman strength

I'm player two in this game

You wanted someone

To give you something that I can't provide

Someone to always be there by your side

But not in your light

I don't blame you 'cause so do I

I am a hero

You want a sidekick but I'm not that type

But I'll still be there standing by your side

When it's time to fight

All those evil guys

I got your back but do you got mine

So when Supergirl says

Stand back I'll handle this

You can be my Clark Kent

Get a job, pay the rent

Sometimes makes me believe

She don't really know me

How could I be okay

With just wasting away

Waiting for your return

While I have been resigned

A subordinate role

Burning holes in my mind

Have you somehow forgot

Happiness can't be bought

It's an arch-nemesis

That you still haven't caught

And we both came from the same

Radioactive waste

So when there's a signal

A city in peril

Though it's not my symbol

I'm totally able

To do the things you do

There's nothing I can't do

I'll always be there

Evil villains beware

Not one to wait on guard

Or ride in a side-car

Or punch in a timecard