Disclaimer: I do not own the featured Marvel characters. Obviously Marvel owns them, not me.

(To the tune of "Just Breathe" by Anna Nalick)

The silence between them is not awkward, but sad

As he tells her all of the worries he's had

And the reason why he can not love her

And with tears in her green eyes and red hair in her face

She tells him that he is making his biggest mistake

She will stay safe, but right now he's breaking her heart

But he tells her he knows she's in danger because of him

And that he knows there's no way good can always win

And he tells her he's sorry, even though he wants her

So he leaves behind the glory, the fame and the girl

And she doesn't know she's why he saves the whole world

But it's a sacrifice that he knew he had to make

And when he puts on his mask there are tears in her eyes

Because she can't help herself but fantasize

About a hero who actually had time to love her

So he goes off to fight for the city he loves

Hoping someone's watching over him from above

And also hopes that he will see her again

And punches are thrown and blows are exchanged

As he realizes that this is no longer a sick game

He could be killed tonight, without telling her everything

And he screams and he fights for his life

For the first time he thinks he's going die

And he regrets not telling her everything

But he returns when it is still night

And he's just happy that he is alive

And he goes to her house and tells her everything

He tells her he's filled with guilt and self-doubt

And he's trapped in this world and he screams, "Let me out!"

But he remembers and then he does it all for her

And she begs him to rethink the life he has picked

That not being able to love him is making herself sick

And he holds her and looks her in the eyes

He tells her "I love you, and that's why we can't be

Because they'll hurt you as they try to get to me

But I love you. I love you, I love you, I love you."

And then she starts to cry as her dreams spiral and crash

And she tells him that his decision is rash

"We can do this, but you just have to believe it."

So he pulls off his mask and kisses her so

And then he puts it back on and tells her he has to go

And she watches from her window as he swings away

In this life we make choices and we have to sacrifice

And he learned that with the hardest lesson of his whole life

But he loves her, and it is supposed to be that simple.