Ordinary Joe

Lyrics

[Verse 1] For my opening line I might try to indicate my state of mind Or turn you on Or tell you that I'm laughing Just to keep from crying Pretty music, when you hear it Keep on trying to get near it A little rhythm for your spirit But that's what it's for C'mon in, here's the door [Chorus 1] And I've seen a sparrow get high And waste his time in the sky He thinks it's easy to fly He's just a little bit freer than I [Verse 2] Now here's a mystery And maybe you can help to make it clear to me When you're fast asleep Then what is it that's lighting up the dreams you see? All of your tears can't conceal it No, all of your prayers may not reveal it, ha You got soul so you can feel it And when you make the scene Well, you'll know what I mean [Chorus 1] Hey, I've seen a sparrow get high And waste his time in the sky He thinks it's easy to fly He's just a little bit freer than I [Post-Chorus] Do dee, dee ba boo ba bum, dee-boo-dee Dee, dee ba doo ba bum, dee-doo-dee Bu bee bum [Verse 2] Down here on the ground When you find folks are giving you the runaround Keep your game up tight And if you must, just take your secrets underground Now, politicians try to speech you Mad color watchers try to teach you Very few will really try to reach you If you're lost in the stack That's okay, come on black [Chorus 2] Now I'd be the last to deny That I'm just an average guy And don't you know each little bird in the sky Is just a little bit freer than I [Bridge] Hey, Ordinary Joe Although they say you're just a lazy so and so What they think is real Is nothing but an animated puppet show So don't let time and space confuse you And don't let name and form abuse you Well, let Big Joe Williams blues you In the light of the sun, you can see how they run [Chorus 1] Oh, I've seen a sparrow get high And waste his time in the sky And don't you know he thinks it's easy to fly He's just a little bit freer than I [Outro] Da da da da, dun dun, uh Da da da da, dah dah dada-bada Ba da ba da, bah bah Da da-un da da da, bap dah, doo ba doo bah Ba doo, ba doo bah, doo ba doo Ba doo, ba doo bah Ba doo, be doo dah boo, bah...