I Need a Caped Crusader Lyrics

I need a caped crusader
a hero dressed in red to be my savior
to catch me if I fall
have no fear, he'll say
for I am here
and glide down to the ground
just like a bird
and never should he want
for praise unheard
standing there
without a word

I need a caped crusader
a miracle in mask, a fear evader
to talk me off this ledge
and call me down some way
and lend an ear
to all that gives a troubled mind
some pause
to all that makes a heavy heart
withdraw
and never stray
far from home
CHORUS

it's an understatement of the year
to say I feel alone
balancing on rooftop's edge
and overlooking throes
of tiny people floating on
the surface, skin and bone
I'd save them all
but I'd sink like a stone

I need a caped crusader
an intellect unmatched
and held in favor
to come up with a way
to turn back time
to when I wouldn't climb
this height and inch my way onto the sky
to tumble down to Earth
I wouldn't cry
don't you dare
ask why
BRIDGE

and I will spread my arms
and I'll pretend that I can fly
launch myself into the blue
and watch the world go by
and in the free fall down to Earth
I'll open up my eyes
and focus all my lasting breath
an ornamental sigh