I can't stand to fly
I'm not that naive
I'm just out to find
The better part of me.

I'm more than a bird, I'm more than a plane
I'm more than some pretty face beside a train
And it's not easy to be me.

I wish that I could cry
Fall upon my knees
Find a way to lie
‘Bout a home I'll never see.

It may sound absurd but don't be naive
Even heroes have the right to bleed
I may be disturbed but won't you concede
Even heroes have the right to dream?
And it's not easy to be me.

Up up and away away from me
Well it's all right
You can all sleep sound tonight
I'm not crazy or anything.

I can't stand to fly
I'm not that naive
Men weren't meant to ride
With clouds between their knees.

I'm only a man in a silly red sheet
Digging for kryptonite on this one way street
Only a man in a funny red sheet
Looking for special things inside of me.

Inside of me, inside of me, yeah
Inside of me, inside of me.

I'm only a man in a funny red sheet
I'm only a man looking for a dream
I'm only a man in a funny red sheet
And it's not easy, it's not easy to be me.