i was standing at the checkout by a rack of magazines cover story told about another heartbroke beauty queen how she was getting 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 extordinary 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 an old printed page but they took the love of 57 years right to the grave that ordinary people have extordinary 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 by the time the movie ends who of us hasn t wished to be a little more like them but i bet everytime two stars are breaking up that they wish somehow someway to be a little more like us that ordinary people have extordinary 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 i could ever wish for you and me is a life as ordinary as can be