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Artist: Eels
Canonical path: /eels/ordinary-man
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Ordinary Man
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Ordinary Man
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Well its another warm day
In a city of cold hearts
They all just play the part
Of who they are
And i'm here, on my own
Id rather be alone
Than try to be someone that i'm not
And you seem like someone
Who could appreciate the fact
That i'm no ordinary man
And its misunderstood
What you've heard about me
I see why you would doubt me but know this
No one has a right
Until they've fought my fight
To understand just where i'm coming from
And its that fight that brought me here today
Exactly as i am
No ordinary man
Well its another warm day
In the city of cold hearts
It ends before it starts in their maze
But you, you're not like that
You know where its at
The only rules you follow are your own
And you seem like someone
Who could appreciate the fact
That i'm no ordinary man
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