Ordinary

Why am I such in a rush to be somebody?
為何我要如此急於成為某一個人？
Leaving behind all the things I'd rather be
把那個我喜歡的自己丟棄
I don't know how success ever mattered to me
成功對我來說也並沒有那麼重要
Daddy always told me only doctors and some lawyers succeed in what we call the present day
爸爸總是告訴我：現在的時代只有醫生和部分律師是成功人士
My mama always said that I would never stand a chance in this world singing' my life away
媽媽總是說：我永遠不會成為這個世界上的偉人
I may never be a times square poster
我永遠也不會被登上時代廣場
And I'll never be on a popular magazine
我也不會出現在大眾雜誌上
I may never be an actor on the big screen
我或許永遠也不可能成為好萊塢演員
And I don't remember if I ever cared at all
我也不記得我是否在乎過這些
I'm just an ordinary guy, just getting by
我只是個普通的傢伙，只是想
Riding the tide trying to hide
順著人潮隱匿在人群之中
I'm just an ordinary face, finding my place
我只是個大眾臉，尋找著那方屬於我的土地
You won't remember my name after I go away
我走後，你並不會記得我的名字
Everyone tells me I'm a rare condition
每個人都說我是個不一樣的人
And maybe that God has a different plan for me
或許上帝對我有一個不一樣的計劃
I don't presume to know, the reason's a mystery
我不認為我知道，我想那是秘密吧
People always telling me that I am something special, well it's too much pressure to take
人們總是說我與眾不同，噢，這壓力真是山大呀
The preacher always told me that Jesus might be watching me throwing my life away
牧師總是告訴我：耶穌也許正看著我，看著我這樣丟棄我的生命
I may never be a perfect person
我或許永遠也不是一個完美的人
But I'll do my best to try to make you happy
但我會盡我最大的能力來讓你開心
And I will never meet your expectations
我永遠也不會成為那個符合你預期的人
But I never cared at all
但我永遠也不會關心這些
I'm just an ordinary guy, just getting by
我只是個普通的傢伙罷了，只是想
Riding the tide trying to hide
順著潮勢把自己隱匿起來
I'm just an ordinary face, finding my place
我只是個大眾臉，尋找著那方屬於我的土地
You won't remember my name after I go away
我走後，你並不會記得我的名字
Count to thirty look around you can't find me
數到三十，再看看周圍，你會找不到我
Funny how I blend so well with the mob scene
有趣的是，我越來越合群了，已然淪為烏合之眾
Twenty years and I'm still empty handed
二十年，我依舊一無所獲
And I'm still here fading away
在這裡消耗自己的青春
I'm just an ordinary guy, just getting by
我只是個普通的傢伙罷了，只是想
Riding the tide trying to hide
順著人潮隱匿在人群之中
I'm just an ordinary face, finding my place
我只是個大眾臉，尋找著那方屬於我的土地
You won't remember my name after I go away
我走後，你並不會記得我的名字