Common Man

Common man, six foot tall he stands
 Waiting on his date for some company party in France
 And oh, she's late, the boss man said "a quarter till eight"
 And as nine rolled around at his watch he's looking down
 The ticking fate
 And oh the funny thing about love is it makes you wait
 He wore his good shoes
 Now he's walking them home with the homesick blues
 Feeling like he fucked up
 It's all right he'll get back up because he chooses to
 His over-coat, speckled with snow he walks alone
 Just then he turns his head and sees a girl
 Of which they said the poets wrote
 Don't hesitate my dear, don't wait put it all on the line
 I'm a leap of faith my dear, and I'm slipping down your spine
 And I will wait my dear, till I'm dead or the end of my time
 Or you let me know you're mine
 He went insane, oh the thoughts of her tortured his brain
 So he re-traced his steps, so he would not forget where she'd been
 And she was gone, just the scent of her lingered on
 So he lived all of his days with his head stuck in a maze half stoned
 Don't hesitate my dear, don't wait put it all on the line
 I'm a leap of faith my dear, and I'm slipping down your spine
 And I will wait my dear, till I'm dead or the end of my time
 Or you let me know you're mine
 Or you let me know that you're mine