I stand askew, a lateral view Affect oblique, perhaps unique Anonymous and acclaimed And obvious and arcane I'm serious but know it's a game I wanna be ordinary An everyday nonentity With nothing in my head And nothing on my mind Yes, yes I wanna be ordinary I wanna be a nobody With nothing in my head Falling into line Yes, yes (I don't get it, I gotta get out) I had a mission, but no one listened (I don't get it, I never get out) And while ignored, I struck A chords Uncivilised and urbane I'm imprisoned and free-range Mysterious contradicts mundane I wanna be ordinary An everyday nonentity With nothing in my head And nothing on my mind Yes, yes I wanna be ordinary A well-adjusted worker bee With nothing in my head Rolling down the blind Oh! I wanna be ordinary An everyday nonentity With nothing in my head And nothing on my mind Okay 'Cause when you be ordinary You turn a 'you' into a 'we' And only see ahead while taken from behind We're dead behind the eyes Yes, yes