I was standing at the checkout by a rack of magazines Cover story told about another heartbroke beauty queen How she was gettin' over just one more sad affair And as I waited for my change, you know it hit me then and there That ordinary people have extraordinary love A million little miracles far beneath the stars above The greatest gift that I could ever wish for you and me Is a life as ordinary as can be Then I heard some famous people had an anniversary Five long years together; it was Hollywood history Now my grandma and grandpa never made no printed page But they took the love of fifty-seven years right to the grave 'Cause ordinary people have extraordinary love A million little miracles far beneath the stars above The greatest gift that I could ever wish for you and me Is a life as ordinary as can be Now, we all like to watch, and by the time the movie ends Who of us hasn't wished to be a little more like them? But I bet every time two stars are breaking up That they wish somehow, someway they were a little more like us 'Cause ordinary people have extraordinary love A million little miracles far beneath the stars above The greatest gift that I could ever wish for you and me Is a life as ordinary as can be Oh, the greatest gift that I could ever wish for you and me Is a life as ordinary as can be