Ordinary People Lyrics

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′m going to find the most mundane little man and turn him into
A celebrity. Hmm, this looks like a suitably uninteresting house
I wonder if there's anybody here with enough star quality?

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 at your heart
It′s all for art

I want to observe the ordinary people
(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'll say I′m doing research for one of my songs

Norman 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
(The ordinary people)

God, these pajamas are awful!
Awful? Well, all I can say is mine are worn worse than every night
All right, no sacrifice is too great for art

Oh, 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'm gonna mix with the ordinary people
(The ordinary people)

You′d better come to bed, darling
Coming. You will never get up for work in the morning

Ooh yeah
I'm making observations and character simulations
I′ll mix with his friends and relations
And he'll be a part of me

Exchanging places with Norman to get background for his songs
I′m immortalizing his life and I'll even sleep with his wife
For the sake of art

I'll go to bed like the ordinary people
(The ordinary people)

Turn out the light
Turn out the light