Ordinary

Train

Whose eyes in my behind
I don't recognize anything that I see
Whose skin is this design
I don't want this to be the way that you see me

I don't understand anything anymore
And this web that I'm tied up
Is taking me right up these walls
That I climb up to get to your story
It's anything but ordinary

And when the world is on its knees
With me, its fine
And when I come to the rescue,
I get nothing but left behind
Everybody seems to be getting what they need
Where's mine?
'Cause you're what I need
So very but I'm anything but ordinary

Can you save me from this world of mine
Before I get myself arrested with these expectations
You are the one, look what you've done
What have you done
This is not some kind of joke
You're just a kid
You weren't ready for what you did, no

And when the world is on its knees
With me, its fine
And when I come to the rescue,
I do it for you time after time
Everybody seems to be getting what they need
Where's mine?
'Cause you're what I need
So very but I'm anything but ordinary

I think I'm trying to save the world for you
You've been saving me too
We could just stay and save each other

I'm anything but ordinary
I'm anything but ordinary


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Ordinary Lyrics as written by Pat Monahan Bart Hendrickson

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    I love this song. Train and Dashboard Confessional (Vindicated) did a great job composing songs for Spiderman 2.

    _Immortal_on June 12, 2005   Link

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