Ordinary Man

Clyde Woke up real early
While Edna was still asleep
Got dressed and had some coffee
Found his set of keys
He pulled on his levi jacket, and headed for the door
The kitchen smelled like dinner from the night before
A rumbling exhaust pipe
Woke Edna from her sleep
And she stumbled like a drunkard
Yelling Clyde, you wait for me
But Clyde was going no where,
Just sitting in his truck
Staring with a pokered face like he'd run out of luck
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Cause any fool would have turned and run
Any fool would have walked away
Any fool would have given up,
But an ordinary man, chose to stay
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Now Edna, she couldn't say too much
Cause she'd seen that look before
She kept tapping on Clyde's window
Till he opened up the door
Then she through her arms around him
And never said a word
Clyde turned on the radio
That neither of them heard
He said Edna why don't you hop in,
I think I'll call in sick
Yeah, there's three one-ways and a dead end street
Now, you just take your pick
And she pointed to the ballfield where they had first kissed
Clyde grinned like he found something he had almost missed
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Yeah, they spent that day in freedom
They hung on through many more
Raised up quite a family
Found what love was for
And the aging never slowed them down
They leaned on faith, not luck
But still I've taken sunday drives in Clyde's old beat up truck
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You know Edna, she ain't no movie star and Clyde's a little slow
The shopping mall's replaced the park where they both used to go
But that's why they've both got each other, so they can keep their dreams alive
The simple dreams, the common man, still stand the test of time
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