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Ordinary Man Lyrics by David Gates

Love Is Always Seventeen

1994

Get up in the mornin' go to work all day
I’ve got mouths to feed, I've got bills to pay
When I was younger this wasn't what I planned
Still I wouldn’t change a thing
Lord knows I'm a lucky man
And I may never change the world
But I do the best I can...
I am the ordinary man
On feet of clay you make your stand
In a world that's full of everyday miracles
I am the ordinary man
Until I feel the love you bring
And I learn again nothin' else means a thing
To the heart of an ordinary man
I never made the cover of a magazine
It never much worked out... most of my daydreams
And I'd be lyin' to say I'm satisfied
You gotta keep pushin' on...right to the day you die
And I may nеver change the world
But at lеast I know I tried...
I am the ordinary man
In shadows you learn to stand
Knocked on unopened doors
Learned love is its own reward
To the heart of an ordinary man
I know I’ll never change the world
But I do the best I can...
I am the ordinary man
On feet of clay you make your stand
In a life that’s full of everyday miracles
I am the ordinary man
And then I feel you close to me
And I give my life…a humble offering
This heart of the ordinary man

About “Ordinary Man” by David Gates

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"Ordinary Man" is credited to David Gates. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Ordinary Man" appears on "Love Is Always Seventeen" in 1994.

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