With Great Power

(album: JT XVI - 2018)

I'm a bookworm, nosebleed
Some nerd, with cold feet
Intern, labrat
Hazmat, broken geek
My line of work can be lonely
Living large, you know that I won't be
I don't like risk, I take no leaps
And I hate heights vertigo, see?
I got no friends, that means no beefs
Straight A's, zero trophies
Overdue bills I got no cheese
But I got tricks up both sleeves
Aunt may says I'm so sweet
Can't say that she knows me
Stay on good terms with this bookworm
Or it's your turn for a nosebleed

You ready arachnophobes?
Line up the cast I'll snap your bones
Crack my knuckles, and wrap my knuckles
Then bash your skull in and crack some jokes
Got your kingpinned back to ropes
Snag a selfie tag and post
Snap a shot in an action pose
When I'm swagged out like a fashion show
Whoo! Better respect me dude
If you haven't already then check the suit
Count the legs on my chest, you'll never forget
The income I'll net is you
If you give me additude
I'll swing it back at you
I'll have you head over heels, ya thugs
The mud is what you'll be dragging through

How many people can say
They struggled to juggle a girlfriend
A career and a family
While trying to counter the world's end
I got plenty of enemies take 'em to court
That's a typical day in New York
I kinda feel like a superhero
But what can I say, I'm a dork!

You know what comes with this great power
I'm not so tall but watch me tower
Why would you ever fear of falling
When my web will catch you?
Why would I wanna think of stopping
When I know I'm meant to
I know what comes with this great power

You could say that I'm the
Radioactive-arachnid-advocate type
The side effect of my genetic mutation
Now I'm acrobatic in flights
I kinda look strapping in tights
But under the mask, you'll find I'm relatable
Aside from the fact that I'm leaving
A web everywhere, but it's biodegradable
When I'm on foot, I'm in rare form
I prefer to throw fists while I'm airborne
I got Spidey Senses getting me ready
There's nothing I'm never prepared for

I'm the pain train for these gangbangers
I'll take the reigns when you face danger
I'll hang 'em out to dry from a skyscraper
I float like a butterfly, but forget stingers
No need for Venom, a web slinger
I never seen or heard of Peter Parker
Bet he's a dead ringer
Check that your enemies aren't your friends
This one is for Uncle Ben
Who needs the Avengers
When I can get my own revenge?

You know what comes with this great power
I'm not so tall but watch me tower
Why would you ever fear of falling
When my web will catch you?
Why would I wanna think of stopping
When I know I'm meant to
I know what comes with this great power

Take my hand and I'll protect you
When my senses start to tingle
Cuz together we can get through
Did I mention that I'm single?
But when MJ calls me back, I'm off the market
We've got our problems, cuz I'm such a workaholic
But hey, greatness is attainable
When you've got the will to be
Just so long as you can haul responsibility

Listen up Mr. Negative
I'm an optimist so you better split
Norman Osborn who elected him?
Forget Oscorp, I got web to spin
Time for Rhino to hit the bricks
He's thick in the skin, but dim in the wits
Shocker just botched a robbery job
Good luck getting loose when I'm locking you up
Scorpion, get over here
Your toxin just got me snoring here
I'll pluck the Vulture's feathers and then
I'll send him soaring clear
Crank the voltage and get results
Electro's shocked better check his pulse
A messy pulp is what'll be left of you
Careful surfing the web, my dudes

I'd make a great cop
I get work done, but I play hard
Anyone in trouble guess who they called
When a bomb's dropped, or a bank robbed
Psycho scientist who just got laid off
You should think twice before you break laws
I hate to say it MJ
But I'm thinking of quitting my day job

You know what comes with this great power
I'm not so tall but watch me tower
Why would you ever fear of falling
When my web will catch you?
Why would I wanna think of stopping
When I know I'm meant to
I know what comes with this great power