Ordinary Man Lyrics - Gordon Lightfoot

Try to understand 

I'm not your ordinary man, still I can't deny 

You go with me everywhere 

When I'm dreamin', you still share my lonely nights 

Try to see my side 

It's not your ordinary pride that keeps drivin' me on 

It's that lonesome, restless feelin' that you feel under the gun 

And it leads me to the highways but it keeps my body warm 

And as I wander to the cities and the towns 

I get so lonesome knowin' you could be around 

And when the show is over, there's a Holiday Motel 

Another empty bottle and another tale to tell 

Try to comprehend 

I'm not your ordinary friend at the end of my life 

I would pray that I could be 

Returning to the shelter of your love 

Try to see my side 

It's not your ordinary pride that keeps drivin' me on 

It's that lonesome, restless feelin' that you feel under the gun 

And it leads me to the highways but it keeps my body warm 

And as I wander to the cities and the towns 

I get so lonesome knowin' you could be around 

And when the show is over, there's a Holiday Motel 

Another empty bottle and another tale to tell 

Try to understand 

I'm not your ordinary man, still I can't deny 

You go with me everywhere like a shadow in the gloom 

I remember all the good times, there's a ghost in every room