He’s an average man in an average town He owns a mortgage on the middle ground The man we measure against the rest He’s not right wing or too far left He’s an average man in an average town
He does good work with good strong hands He likes the job but had other plans He thought of college but couldn’t afford The price to join or the room and board He’s a workin’ man in an average town
He marries young, around 23 The first 10 years go decently Until his wife accidentally met This average man’s girlfriend Paulette Now he’s a divorced man in an average town
He left two kids in his old ex-home They talk most days on the telephone He likes to raise them every other weekend And his dear Paulette’s now is ex-girlfriend A common tail in an average town
He marries again for the company Works, pays bills and surfs TV He likes life better at a slower pace Waitin’ on a pension, lettin’ young men race Just killing time in an average town.
His skin turns old and his hair goes gray His kids have kids and they move away And now he thinks about days gone by And why he did, all he did in his life Like any old man in an average town.
He dies one day at 72 Quite naturally as most men do His stone’s like many, not worst not best Our average man’ll get an average rest He’s an average man in an average town
He owns a mortgage on the middle ground The man we measure against the rest He’s not right wing or too far left He’s an average man in an average town Just and average man lying 6ft down Just a memory in an average town