Why am I such in a rush to be somebody?

Leaving behind all the things I'd rather be

I don't know how success ever mattered to me

Daddy always told me only doctors and some lawyers succeed in what we call the present day

My mama always said that I would never stand a chance in this world singing' my life away

I may never be a times square poster

And I'll never be on a popular magazine

I may never be an actor on the big screen

And I don't remember if I ever cared at all

I'm just an ordinary guy, just getting by

Riding the tide trying to hide

I'm just an ordinary face, finding my place

You won't remember my name after I go away

Everyone tells me I'm a rare condition

And maybe that God has a different plan for me

I don't presume to know, the reason's a mystery

People always telling me that I am something special, well it's too much pressure to take

The preacher always told me that Jesus might be watching me throwing my life away

I may never be a perfect person

But I'll do my best to try to make you happy

And I will never meet your expectations

But I never cared at all

I'm just an ordinary guy, just getting by

Riding the tide trying to hide

I'm just an ordinary face, finding my place

You won't remember my name after I go away

Count to thirty look around you can't find me

Funny how I blend so well with the mob scene

Twenty years and I'm still empty handed

And I'm still here fading away

I'm just an ordinary guy, just getting by

Riding the tide trying to hide

I'm just an ordinary face, finding my place

You won't remember my name after I go away