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All proceeds from downloads of this song will be donated to Appalachia Service Project of Katonah, NY. This song was written by Barry Mangione and his online audience during the live web show, Barry On The Spot. Each week the artist and the audience collaborate on a different topic to write a song in 30 minutes. For this show, the inspiration was "super heroes." Lyrical inspiration for this song was provided by Darrell Long, Denise Cregier, Anthony Cardno, Melissa Boyer, Hunter Martin, Elsalee Jay Flynn, and Bianca Mollicone.
lyrics
Superman, Megaman, Aquaman
Cerebrus the Aardvark and Cleft, the Boy Chin Wonder
Wonder Woman, Batgirl, Ms. Marvel
And Thor, the God of Thunder
I'm just an average joe
But I wish I could be a superhero
Saving the universe, fighting crime
Too bad my powers are all in my mind
Green Lantern, Green Hornet
The Incredible Hulk, The Changeling and Green Arrow
The Dark Knight, The Shadow
Nightwing, Obsidian, and Black Widow
I'm just an average joe
But I wish I could be a superhero
Saving the universe, fighting crime
Too bad my powers are all in my mind
If I had all the powers, I'd get all the girls
Lois and Mera... Selina and MJ
I'd save the world wearing spandex pants
Just in the nick of time I'd save the day
I'm just an average joe
But I wish I could be a superhero
Saving the universe, fighting crime
Too bad my powers are all in my mind
In my mind
In my mind
credits
released July 10, 2012
Performed by Barry Mangione.
Music by Barry Mangione.
Lyrics by Barry Mangione, Darrell Long, Denise Cregier, Anthony Cardno, Melissa Boyer, Hunter Martin, Elsalee Jay Flynn, and Bianca Mollicone.
Barry Mangione is a NY-based singer/songwriter and the host of the weekly live streaming show Barry On The Spot on ConcertWindow.com, where he and his online audience write a song together LIVE within 30 minutes.
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