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2009-07-22

Extraordinary Ways

What I have is nothing to my name No property to speak of And no trophy for my game Intangible and worthless My a*sets on the page My coffers are empty Any offer of safety has faded away But what I have, what I have is On an ordinary day, the extraordinary way You take what I can give and you treasure it On an ordinary day, the extraordinary way You turn to me and say, I believe in this That makes me lucky, God, I'm lucky So much luckier than I ever thought I'd be 'Cause what I have (What I have) Means so very little to this world A promise that I kept And a bridge that I saved before it burned The sacrifice that I made Brought me to my knees A choice that cost me everything And set somebody else free But what I have is the value That you see in these things On an ordinary day, the extraordinary way You take what I can give and you treasure it On an ordinary day, the extraordinary way You turn to me and say, I believe in this That makes me lucky, God I'm lucky So much luckier than I ever thought I'd be 'Cause what I have is the value That you see in these things And every time I forget those things You bring them right back to me With your patience When I'm blinding mad And your pa*sion When I'm really, really bad And your eyes, taking in everything I am And your body and soul And the way that you know How I treasure you On an ordinary day, the extraordinary way You take what I can give and you treasure it On an ordinary day, the extraordinary way You turn to me and say, I believe in this That makes me lucky, God, I'm so lucky So much luckier than I ever thought I'd be On an ordinary day, the extraordinary way You take what I can give and you treasure it On an ordinary day, the extraordinary way You turn to me and say, I believe in this