Common Man

Common man, six foot tall he stands Waiting on his date for 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 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 Just then he turns his head and sees a girl Of which they said the poets wrote 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 Or you let me know you're mine He went insane, oh the thoughts of her tortured his brain So he re-traced 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 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 Or you let me know you're mine Or you let me know that you're mine