Imaginary Heroes

Jimmy was ten when they found him in bed Unexplained bruises and words unsaid The clock on the wall was still counting the time But that's all it did when Jimmy was nine Mother was busy with a bottle of gin Father couldn't take it and he took it out on him The clock on the wall was still counting the time But that's all it did when Jimmy was nine Imaginary heroes they played upon his bed He said "Superman will save me when he gets some rest He'll take me to a paradise I dream of far away" But then superman when off the air And the dream slipped away Imaginary heroes they played upon his bed He said "Superman will save me when he gets some rest He'll take me to a paradise I dream of far away" But then superman when off the air And the dream slipped away Jimmy was ten when they found him in bed Unexplained bruises and words unsaid The clock on the wall played right through the end And that's all it did when Jimmy was ten Imaginary heroes they played upon his bed He said "Superman will save me when he gets in red He'll take me to a paradise I dream of far away" But then superman when off the air...