COMMON MAN
(written by Bobby Miller)
David Ruffin


ooh, hoo, hoo, oo, hoo, yeah
I have dreamed a dream of every common man
ahh, hoping to rise to the top
I have sworn by my blood, as your man, my love
That one day
i promised one day your heartache would stop
but I've never, never, never, never changed
I never changed one single grain of sand
ooh, thanks to ya baby (ha-ha)
for just lovin' a common man
I wanna thank you this evening, honey
ooh, I thought, I thought that I failed you so
but that's when you turned around
and looked me in my eyes
and you let me know
you said, and you said it softly,
I didn't have to worry about being a common man, 
you said 
David, you don't have to worry about rising to the top
you said, you said, you said I didn't have to swear by my blood
that oh baby, that one day your heartache would stop
then you put your arms around me, and you said
you never, never, never, never cared
if I never changed one single grain of sand
you said, I love you, baby (whoah)
I love you, for just being a common man
all my gratitude, just keep on growing
yeah, for recognizing me
I thank ya baby, yeah
for respecting me, yeah
I wanna thank ya, baby
for everytime we meet, oh
I thank ya, baby, oh
for my gratitude, 
for respecting me, baby 
for just being a common man, 
oh, I wanna thank ya baby
for everytime we meet, I wanna thank ya, 
for respectin' me
everytime you love me
I wanna thank you for calming my trouble
oh, thank ya, baby
(woah) thank ya honey
for loving a common man
a common man like me