Common Man

Common man, six foot tall he stands

Waiting on his date to some company party in France

And she’s late, the boss man said a quarter till eight

And as nine rolled around at his watch

He’s looking down, the ticking fate

Oh the funny thing about love is it makes you wait

He wore his good shoes, now he’s walking them home

With the homesick blues

Feeling like he fucked up, it’s all right he’ll get back up

Because he chooses to

His over-coat, speckled with snow he walks alone

Just then he turns his head and sees a girl

Of which they said the poets wrote

Don’t hesitate my dear, don’t wait put it all on the line

I'm a leap of faith my dear, and I’m slipping down your spine

I will wait my dear till I’m dead or the end of my time

Or you let me know you’re mine

He went insane, oh the thoughts or her tortured his brain

So he re-traced his steps so he would not forget where he’d been

But she was gone, just the scent of her lingered on

So he lived all of his days with his head stuck in a maze half stoned

Don’t hesitate my dear, don’t wait put it all on the line

I'm a leap of faith my dear, and I’m slipping down your spine

I will wait my dear till I’m dead or the end of my time

Or you let me know you’re mine

Or you let me know you’re mine