put on your coat put on your hat step out the door find you re tumbling down the steps of life you want to make a difference but a fact s a fact you got too many things upon your mind you want to make it big but you re playing for time can t forgive the life you live and if you had a choice you d fulfill your wish coz just an average man do the best i can i go to work everyday collect my pay save it all up for another grey day another great day what the hell can i say i can t go back to sleep all because i wake no what they say skies are grey another great day you know its here to stay working up sweat for the ones you adore complicated circumstances often occur push them to the side let yourself be heard headache heartache make or break who gets the biggest slice of the cak day after day night after day for your pay just another day coz just an average man do the best i can i go to work everyday collect my pay save it all up for another grey day another great day what the hell can i say i can t go back to sleep all because i wake no what they say skies are grey another great day to get the things you want out of life you know the score you know the price a list of priorities you got to get right decision decisions make those decisions no need to look back there ain t no forgiving there ain t no forgiving there ain t no forgiving that s right just an average man do the best i can i go to work everyday collect my pay save it all up for another grey day another great day what the hell can i say i can t go back to sleep all because i wake know o what they say skies are grey another great day you know its here to stay