'Recently Distressed'

{Stephanie}'s comments on this song: The lyrics sound as if they're meant to be taken literally, with the Christopher Reeve explanation. However, some of the lines-- "my wings are on the fritz," what wings??-- contradict this, so take them as metaphors. Man, I overanalyze everything, don't I?


Dear recently distressed,
I am sorry to inform you that I lost your kid's address.
You see, my wings are on the fritz, and I can't even
get up off the ground. I'm really sorry for this mess
because it all came crashing down.
Can I remember? Someone please tell me how to do my
job or I'm out of work and speaking frankly you will be
out of {The word "luck" originally went here but was later omitted. I think it flows much better this way, don't you?}
Dear recently distressed,
I am sorry to inform you that I've caused so much

unrest. You see, my wings are on the fritz and I can't
even get up off the ground. I'm really sorry for this
mess because it all came crashing down.
Can I remember? Someone please tell me how to do my
job or I'm out of work and speaking frankly you will be
out of luck.
Dear recently distressed,
I am sorry to inform you that it all came crashing
down.