Ordinary People Lyrics - Singles - Duets

[Star:] 

I am the image maker. I am the magic 

Maker. I can turn the most ordinary 

Man in the world into a star. To prove 

My point I am going to find the most 

Mundane little man and turn him into 

Celebrity. Hmm! This looks like a 

Suitably uninteresting house. I wonder 

If there's anybody here with enough 

Star quality? 

He presses the doorbell. 

[Star:] 

Hello. What's your name? 

[Wife:] 

Andrea. 

[Star:] 

Oh, that's a nice name. What's your 

Husband's name? 

[Wife:] 

Norman. 

[Star:] 

His name's Norman. That sounds 

Ordinary enough. I would like you to 

Join in a unique experiment with me. 

I am going to take Norman's place for 

A few days. I 'm going to research his 

Ordinary dull little existence. 

[Wife:] 

Oh you can't come in now! The place 

Is in a terrible mess! 

[Star:] 

That doesn't matter. I want you to act 

Normally. I want you to treat me as if I 

Were Norman. I am going to sacrifice 

My normal flamboyant life style and 

Become ordinary, boring little Norman 

For a few days. 

Ordinary People 

It's like another world, being here with you, 

It's quite a trip for me, so this is reality. 

I'm studying every movement, I'm trying to learn the part, 

Now I want you to be natural, just relax and be as you are, 

'Cos it's all for art, I want to observe the ordinary people 

Tomorrow I shall become Norman, 

I shall go to his office, 

Mix with his workmates. 

And if they ask any questions 

I shall say I'm doing research for one of my songs. 

Nomand and I are changing places 

And I'm going to make him a star, 

So I'm throwing away my stage suit and I'm packing away my guitar, 

For the sake of art I'm gonna mix with the ordinary people. 

[Star:] 

God these pyjamas are awful! 

[Wife:] 

Awful? Well all I can say is my Norman wears them every night. 

[Star:] 

Alright, no sacrifice is too great for art! 

The things I've done for music, 

The things I've done for art. 

So I'll make these sacrifices and I'll take it like a star 

For the sake of art I will mix with the ordinary people. 

[Star:] 

You'd better come to bed darling. 

[Wife:] 

Coming! You'll never get up for work in the morning. 

I'm making observations, and character simulations. 

I'll mix with his friends and relations, 

And he'll be a part of me. 

[Chorus] 

He's changing places with Norman, 

To get background for his songs. 

I'm immortalising his life 

And I'll even sleep with his wife, 

For the sake of art I'll go to bed like the ordinary people. 

Turn out the light. 

Turn out the light. 

The Star exchanges his silver stage 

Suit for Norman's pin stripe suit, 

Umbrella and briefcase. He forsakes 

His customary brandy and cigars and 

Settles for a cup of hot chocolate before 

Going to bed. 

[Live version:] 

Hey Norman, you're stayin' at home with your wife 

And you dream you're a rock-n-roll star 

But you've reached the point of no return 

And you don't know who you really are 

You're livin' in a fantasy world 

You don't know what's real 

How does it feel, all of your life 

In an enchanted lie[?] [could be "eternal lie"?] 

[Or possibly it's "Imitating lives of... the ordinary people"] 

The ordinary people 

The ordinary people 

The ordinary people 

Hey mister can you lend me a hand 

Can you tell me who I really am 

Am I just an ordinary guy 

Or do I play in a rock-n-roll band 

Are you all in my imagination 

Are they only in my mind 

'Cause I just don't know what to feel 

When everything seems real 

With the ordinary people 

The ordinary people 

The ordinary people