She's been living in a basement

Down by the railroad tracks

Her dreams have all left the station

The kids have all turned their backs

So she lies in her bed and remembers

When the moon it climbs so high

But with a spoon and a needle

She never has to leave the sky

Superman is killing himself tonight

Hollywise hollywise

I tell him my sort of bein' of a lie

Hollywise hollywise

He's been living with his mama

Since the market crashed

His wife ran out with the doctor

When he ran out on cash

But now one hand holds a bottle

The other cradles the .44

Two more shots and it's over

He just couldn't hang no more

Superman is killing himself tonight

Hollywise hollywise

I tell him my sort of bein' of a lie

Hollywise hollywise

Superman is killing himself tonight

Hollywise hollywise

I tell him my sort of bein' of a lie

Hollywise hollywise

Superman is killing himself

But superman is killing himself tonight

Superman is killing himself

But superman won't kill himself tonight