Ordinary Joe
Terry Callier"Ordinary Joe" is a song by Terry Callier, released in 1998 in the Pop genre. The song is 3:43 long and contains 36 lines and 364 words.
Lyrics
0:14For my opening line I might try to indicate my state of mind
0:22Or turn you on or tell you that I'm laughing
0:28Just to keep from crying
0:30Pretty music when you hear it keep on trying to get near it
0:38A little rhythm for your spirit
0:42But that's what it's for c'mon in here's the door
0:46I've seen a sparrow get high and waste his time in the sky
0:54He thinks it's easy to fly he just a little bit freer than I
1:00Now here's a mystery maybe you can help to make it clear to me
1:08When you're fast asleep
1:11What is it that's lighting up the dreams you see
1:16All your tears can't conceal it all your prayers may not reveal it
1:24You got soul so you can feel it
1:28And when you make the scene then you'll know what I mean hey
1:33I've seen a sparrow get high and waste his time in the sky
1:40He thinks it's easy to fly he's a little bit freer than I
1:47Di bengbengbeng di bengbeng di bengbengbeng di bengbeng
2:09Down here on the ground
2:12When you find folks are giving you the run around
2:17Keep your game up tight
2:20And if you must just take your secrets underground
2:25Now politicians try to speech you mad color watchers try to teach you
2:33Very few will really try to reach you
2:37If you're lost in the stack that's o k come on black
2:41Now I been was last than I and they arm just ever resky
2:48Don't you know easy to fly burning resky
2:52It's easy to fly he's a little bit freer than I
2:55Ordinary joe although they say you're just a lazy so and so
3:03What they think is real is nothing but an animated puppet show
3:10So don't let time and space confuse you
3:14Don't let name and form abuse you let big joe williams blues you
3:22In the light of the sun you can see how they run
3:26I've seen a sparrow get high and waste his time in the sky
3:33Don't you know he thinks it's easy to fly
3:38He's a little bit freer than I
3:43Dadadadadadada babababa dadababababa bababababa
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 I've seen a sparrow get high and waste his time in the sky He thinks it's easy to fly he just a little bit freer than I Now here's a mystery maybe you can help to make it clear to me When you're fast asleep What is it that's lighting up the dreams you see All your tears can't conceal it all your prayers may not reveal it You got soul so you can feel it And when you make the scene then you'll know what I mean hey I've seen a sparrow get high and waste his time in the sky He thinks it's easy to fly he's a little bit freer than I Di bengbengbeng di bengbeng di bengbengbeng di bengbeng Down here on the ground When you find folks are giving you the run around 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 o k come on black Now I been was last than I and they arm just ever resky Don't you know easy to fly burning resky It's easy to fly he's a little bit freer than I 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 Don't let name and form abuse you let big joe williams blues you In the light of the sun you can see how they run I've seen a sparrow get high and waste his time in the sky Don't you know he thinks it's easy to fly He's a little bit freer than I Dadadadadadada babababa dadababababa bababababa
Translation
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