Friends, the fun, the cigarettes, and the sun came out today
And their waiting for the turn of your back
Lies, deceit, the dirty looks, and the things they like to say
It's the curve that made your confidence crash

This is your life, it's all been ordinary
Until you find all you're worth
Then you find your life is all but something ordinary
And you're longing for home
You're gonna find yourself at home

Bags that hang below your eyes
And the full length mirror never lies
And it all comes so disgustingly clear
But you stand up straight now start to try
And it cleans up right in a suit and tie
But your money is no good around here

This is your life, it's all been ordinary
Until you find all you're worth
Then you find your life is all but something ordinary
And you're longing for home
You're gonna find yourself at home

At home, yeah-e-yeah
Find yourself at home
At home Whoa-o-whoa

Life and death, the money that's left
And the vultures dive to intercept
And the friendship rolls onto its side
And you wait for it and you die

This is your life, it's all been ordinary
Until you find all you're worth
Then you find your life is all but something ordinary
And you're longing for home
You're gonna find yourself at home

Oh no

You're gonna find yourself at home
You're gonna find yourself a-ye-at
You're gonna find yourself at home

Oh no

You're gonna find yourself at home


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Ordinary Lyrics as written by Percy Mayfield Mayfield

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    this song is probably about fame, according to everyone before me but the part in the chorus,

    This is your life, it's all been ordinary Until you find all you're worth evokes the sense that one day your life is going to flash before your eyes, so you may as well make it worth watching Then you find your life is all but something ordinary you may think life is boring, but you make your own choices, and you can make the choice to make it interesting And you're longing for home Your gonna find yourself at home nostalgic-ness of people that leave home, or how eventually later in life, you'll feel the need to return to your hometown

    LifeArtMusicon April 22, 2009   Link

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