Look in the mirror tell me what do you see
Or can you lie to yourself like you`re lyin` to me
Do you fall asleep real easy feelin` justified and right
Or do you wake up feelin` empty in the middle of the night
You want to think you`re different, but you know you never can
You`re just another ordinary man
Hey politician, can`t believe a word you say
Almighty media, whose truth d`you sell today?
Watchdog of justice, who keeps their eye on you?
Con man, song in hand, who you singin` to?
The more I get to see, the less I understand
I`m just another ordinary man
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Ordinary man
Comes a time to take a stand
No rest for the wicked - they get it while they can
The preachers and the teachers and your local Congressman
Everybody plays the game they played since time began
Lawyers and accountant - your media man
Everybody`s talkin` but nothin`s gettin` said
You`re looking for the truth you better look inside your head
I see the flash of lightnin`
I hear the thunder roll
A hungry knive, a slice of life
It cuts another soul
Power finds a way to those who take a stand
Stand up ordinary man
Once I thought the truth was gonna set me free
But now I feel the chains of its responsibility
I will not be a puppet I cannot play it safe
I`ll give myself away with a blind and simple faith
I`m just the same as you I just do the best I can
That`s the only answer...for an ordinary man
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No such thing as easy answers
You play to win and you take your chances
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Here`s to health, here`s to wealth
May you never doubt yourself
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