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Ordinary People Lyrics
Girl, I'm in love with you,
This ain't the honey moon,
Past the infatuation phase,
Right in the thick of love,
At times we get sick of love,
It seems like we argue everyday.
I know I misbehaved,
And you've made your mistakes,
And we both still got room left to grow.
And though love sometimes hurts,
I still put you first,
And we'll make this thing work,
But I think we should take it slow.
We're just ordinary people,
We don't know which way to go,
Cause we're ordinary people,
Maybe we should take it slow, take it slow.
This time we'll take it slow, take it slow.
This time we'll take it slow.
This ain't a movie, no.
No fairy tale conclusion, ya'll,
It gets more confusing everyday.
Sometimes it's heaven sent,
Then we head back to hell again.
We kiss then we make up on the way.
I hang up, you call,
We rise and we fall,
And we feel like just walking away,
As our love advances,
We take second chances,
Though it's not a fantasy,
I still want you to stay.
We're just ordinary people,
We don't know which way to go,
Cause we're ordinary people,
Maybe we should take it slow, take it slow.
This time we'll take it slow, take it slow.
This time we'll take it slow, take it slow.
Maybe we'll live and learn,
Maybe we'll crash and burn,
Maybe you'll stay,
Maybe you'll leave,
Maybe you'll return.
Maybe another fight.
Maybe we won't survive.
Maybe we'll grow, we never know,
Baby, you and I,
We're just ordinary people,
We don't know which way to go,
Cause we're ordinary people,
Maybe we should take it slow, hey,
We're just ordinary people,
We don't know which way to go
Cause we're ordinary people,
Maybe we should take it slow, take it slow.
This time we'll take it slow, take it slow.
This time we'll take it slow, take it slow.
Take it slow, slow, this time we'll take it slow.
Take it slow, this time we'll take it slow.
This ain't the honey moon,
Past the infatuation phase,
Right in the thick of love,
At times we get sick of love,
It seems like we argue everyday.
And you've made your mistakes,
And we both still got room left to grow.
And though love sometimes hurts,
I still put you first,
And we'll make this thing work,
But I think we should take it slow.
We don't know which way to go,
Cause we're ordinary people,
Maybe we should take it slow, take it slow.
This time we'll take it slow, take it slow.
This time we'll take it slow.
No fairy tale conclusion, ya'll,
It gets more confusing everyday.
Sometimes it's heaven sent,
Then we head back to hell again.
We kiss then we make up on the way.
We rise and we fall,
And we feel like just walking away,
As our love advances,
We take second chances,
Though it's not a fantasy,
I still want you to stay.
We don't know which way to go,
Cause we're ordinary people,
Maybe we should take it slow, take it slow.
This time we'll take it slow, take it slow.
This time we'll take it slow, take it slow.
Maybe we'll crash and burn,
Maybe you'll stay,
Maybe you'll leave,
Maybe you'll return.
Maybe another fight.
Maybe we won't survive.
Maybe we'll grow, we never know,
Baby, you and I,
We don't know which way to go,
Cause we're ordinary people,
Maybe we should take it slow, hey,
We don't know which way to go
Cause we're ordinary people,
Maybe we should take it slow, take it slow.
This time we'll take it slow, take it slow.
This time we'll take it slow, take it slow.
Take it slow, slow, this time we'll take it slow.
Take it slow, this time we'll take it slow.
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That's the funniest comment I've ever read and I love John Legend. Haha sweet dude.
Beautiful song; about not knowing which route to take, which path to follow, but understanding that you're human, that life doesn't always bring good things - and that's the beauty of it - you don't have all the answers. Gotta live and learn.
i love this song- its so realistic
he said it all... that "this time we'll take it slow"..
my fiance and i can so relate to this song.. and i think every other couple who manages to still stay together for years and make it happen will be able to relate to this song..
simply honest and lovely..
oh and there's a line which is not right.. "maybe you'll never find" should be "maybe another fight"
lemonblue...well said...i totally agree with you both... this song is so powerful because it talks about the power of love and how people live life up and down from everyday actions ....
You must have a really shitty life man...who cares if the song doesnt flow perfectly or he shifts the rhyming style...the website is songmeanings.net you fukin douche bag. Apparently you've never had anything real you cyincal cunt.
Cheers
It's not Bob Dylan. It's not intended to be.
You have to be joking, right? THIS song made you lose faith in the music industry?? Im sorry but after that comment I couldnt take anything else you said seriously. You must have something against John Legend personally... How the hell could THIS song make you lose faith in the music industry?? even if it was an AWFUL SONG. Do you not listen to the radio? Do you know anything about the music industry? How could ANYONE who isnt out of they fuckin mind have faith in the shady shady life ruining business that is the music industry? You MUST have been joking in your post, I mean I have MTV on right now and theres this stupid ass Mariah Carey song, its AWFUL, IF you said THIS Song made you lose faith in the industry I'd understand. But this song is a song that somebody would say they have GAINED FAITH IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY for... Sorry to sound so angry and rant on but I just cant believe what you said....
When I said "IF you said THIS Song made you lose faith in the industry I'd understand" I was referring to the Mariah Carey song. Sorry if I confused anybody...
this_song_is_bad you must have such an amazing life seeing as how you can sit on here and think of such a detailed and lengthy comment to a song that "made you loose faith in the music industry"- haha get a life.