Clyde woke up real early, while Edna was still asleep
Got dressed and had some coffee, found his set of keys
He pulled on his Levi jacket and headed for the door
The kitchen smelled like dinner from the night before
A rumbling exhaust pipe woke Edna from her sleep
And she stumbled like a drunkard, yelling,
Clyde, you wait for me
But Clyde was going nowhere, just sitting in his truck
Staring with a poker face like he'd run out of luck
Cause any fool would've turned and run, any fool would've walked away
Any fool would've given up, but an ordinary man he chose to stay
Now Edna, she couldn't say too much, she'd seen that look before
She kept tapping on Clyde's window, till he opened up the door
Then she put her arms around him, never said a word
Clyde turned on the radio, neither of them heard
He said, Edna, why don't you hop in, I think I'll call in sick
Yeah, there's three one-ways and a dead-end street, now you just take your pick
And she pointed to the ball field and the park where they first kissed
And Clyde grinned like he'd found something he had almost missed
Well, they spent that day in freedom, they hung on through many more
Raised up quite a family, found what love was for
And the aging never slowed them down, they leaned on faith not luck
They're still out taking Sunday drives in Clyde's old beat-up truck
You know, Edna, she ain't no movie star and Clyde's a little slow
Shopping malls replaced the park where they both used to go
But that's why they got each other, to keep the dreams alive
Cause simple dreams, common men still stand the test of time
Cause any fool would've turned and run
Any fool would've walked away
Any fool would've given up
But an ordinary man chose to stand
Any fool would've turned and run
Any fool would've walked away
Any fool would've given up
But an ordinary man chose to stand
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