COMMON MAN was recorded by the Gentry Cousin with the legendary Doc Dockery on guitar. Doc's inimitable style rears its head in the solo.
Jim Colyer Band is a free-wheeling, ever-changing thing. Members come and go. The one constant is my catalog of songs. I do some of the lead vocals but employ females as I write lots of girl songs.
Story behind the song
COMMON MAN is about a superior woman who wants an average man. Uncommon, huh? I went for sassy girl lyrics.
Lyrics
I don't play by the rules unless I make em
If I don't make em then I'm gonna break em
I don't fool around with things I don't understand
I'm an uncommon woman looking for the Common Man
I got my degree in sociology
Spent 5 years at University
So I'll do the thinking, he'll be the baseball fan
I'm an uncommon woman looking for the Common Man
He's gotta get up early ready for work
Wear a hard hat and a plaid shirt
Open doors to let me through
Say, "Yes, ma'am, no ma'am" and "I love you"
My daddy's rich, he's a millionaire
When it comes to money, I just don't care
I want some loving, someone with a simple plan
I'm an uncommon woman looking for the Common Man
solo
He's gotta get up early ready for work
Wear a hard hat and a plaid shirt
Open doors to let me through
Say, "Yes, ma'am, no ma'am" and "I love you"
My daddy's rich, he's a millionaire
When it come to money, I just don't care
I want some loving, someone with a simple plan
I'm an uncommon woman looking for the Common Man
I'm an uncommon woman looking for the Common Man
Jim Colyer ASCAP
