Common Man

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Common man, six-foot tall he stands Waiting on his date to some company party in France And oh, she's late, the boss man said, "a quarter till eight" And as nine rolled around at his watch He's looking down, the ticking fate And, oh, the funny thing about love is it makes you wait [Verse 2] He wore his good shoes Now he's walking them home with the homesick blues Feeling like he fucked up It's all right he'll get back up because he chooses to His over-coat, speckled with snow, he walks alone Notice when he turns his head and sees a girl of which they said the poets wrote [Chorus] Don't hesitate, my dear, don't wait, put it all on the line I'm a leap of faith, my dear, and I'm slipping down your spine I will wait, my dear, till I'm dead or the end of my time Oh, you let me know you're mine [Verse 3] He went insane, oh, the thoughts of her tortured his brain So he retraced his steps, so he would not forget where she'd been And she was gone, just the scent of her lingered on So he lived all of his days with his head stuck in a maze half stoned [Chorus] Don't hesitate, my dear, don't wait put it all on the line I'm a leap of faith my dear, and I'm slipping down your spine And I will wait, my dear, till I'm dead or the end of my time Oh, you let me know you're mine Oh, you let me know that you're mine