I walked to work 'cause my car broke down I walked to work 'cause my car broke down My feet started hurting on the other side of town It's kinda hard in the city when you got no cash My girl won't even call me See I was broken by the man he kept me down He kept me cold and penniless - shazaam But now I paid my bills and I'm doing my thing I got your girl to call me back, why not? It's the same reason why we're doing our thing Ordinary people gonna stand up sing It's the same thing that made the big band swing I been riding your bike with my shoes untied I've been making big moves without looking on the inside Baby that's all right for you But that ain't gonna work for me Simple to see the things they saw The fire in the sky Well I remember it all said I got my juice and my own space ride And I got your girl to call me back, why not? It's the same reason why we're doing our thing Ordinary people gonna stand up sing It's the same thing that made the big band swing (la la la la) Well, you can't sing the song without the girl (I think about 'em every time I say my rhyme) Some things you're gonna know and some you never will Some things you'll never know And some you will And some you will drink and some will spill And some will burn up and some will freeze And some will come together with the greatest of ease Maybe rocked and never roll Maybe rocked and never roll Child I'm on it Maybe rocked and never roll Maybe rocked and never roll It's the same reason why we're doing our thing Ordinary people gonna stand up It's the same thing that made the big band swing You can't sing the song without the girl Some things you're gonna know and some you never will Never will... Never will... It's the same reason why we're doing our thing Ordinary people gonna stand up sing It's the same thing that made the big band swing (la la la la) Well, you can't sing the song without the girl (I think about 'em every time I say my rhyme) Some things you're gonna know and some you never will We keep doing our thing For reasons, we keep doing our thing For reasons I'll never know A child was born on the edge of something else She said I'll be with you for someday