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