The action figure on the shelf
Is painted red and blue,
His chiseled nose and structured jaw,
Were made just for it and you.

This action figure on the shelf,
He knows that he’ll go far,
He’ll soar to the heavens
And return, a living star.

This action figure on the shelf
He’s always number one;
He’ll keep on flying higher
Till he’s higher than the sun.

But once he’s breached the basecamp,
He’ll discover something new -
Those times he felt invincible,
The others felt it too.

And when the judges come,
He’s labeled second best;
They take the figure next to him,
Red and blue just like the rest.