Текст песни An Ordinary Day - Manning

It's just another early morning, chasing crisp bags on the breeze,
The North wind rocks the chimney pots, blowing leaves from off the trees
Frosting pavement, cracks puddles, stings the air,
Etched within its memories is the fur of a Polar bear

Figures shunting quickly on the daily working tracks
Caught up by their rota, a the hollow icy drafts
Conspire & push away, a lifetime to be squeezed into an ordinary day

Locked away in towers, with noses to the glass,
Floating Lotto daydreams on a hope that never lasts
Illusion! Time standing still
Pulled ever clockwise by a forceful act of will

Countless letter boxes rattle
When the restless branches splay
& Yesterday's old paper, loops the loop & shoots away...
Tonight! lamplight floods the sky
To block the star cast wonders & those aging satellites

We're just ordinary people, living ordinary lives
Introspective seekers when we hold the love inside ourselves

Candles burning bright,
Reaching onward bravely in the finite wave of light

Ordinary people, ordinary lives
Introspective seekers hold the love inside

It's just another early evening, snaking traffic, nose to tail,
& The North wind hits the rooftops
Turns the slates back into swirling dust,
& Red brick veins, throbbing through the paintwork
When it mixes with the rain

We've got ordinary problems & a fate that's not denied
Mortal disbelievers as we hold the fear inside ourselves
Candles burning bright,
Reaching onward bravely in the finite wave of light

Ordinary people, ordinary lives
Introspective seekers as we hold the love inside ourselves
On just an ordinary day