Paula Cole (born April 5, 1968 in Rockport, Massachusetts, USA) is an American singer and songwriter. Among her hits include "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone," "Me," "I Am So Ordinary," "I Believe In Love," and the theme to the WB's hit series "Dawson's Creek," "I Don't Want to Wait." Cole released her debut album, Harbinger, in 1994 with Imago Records. She so entranced the industry with her vocals that she was asked to tour as an opening act for Peter Gabriel; she also appeared with Melissa Etheridge to sing a duet on VH1 though she was not well-known at the time. Harbinger featured songs dwelling on Cole's personal experience with discrimination and unhappiness. The songs were musically lush but driven and bleak.
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I Am So Ordinary Lyrics
Paula Cole
I nearly died I suicided softly
I saw her shadow through the cafe window
I watched you lean across the table
I watched you whisper in her ear
And she is your holy mary
And I am so ordinary
And you can use me if you want to
I know you need me just like an old soft shoe
She looks like me but a bit prettier
Shes a skater and a ballet dancer
I saw her on your motorcycle
In the seat I thought was meant for me
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And when your mother came to boston you disappeared
And then I saw you three together
I guess she makes the best impression
With her charming femininity...
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Oh but I am the one you will call when alone
And I am the one who will give when shes gone
And so I give
So I give
I tell myself that love is truly giving
Somehow I justify this
Hoping you will understand me
Hoping you will love me back
And she is your holy mary
And I am so ordinary
And she is your queen cleopatra
And Im just your morning after
And she is your star spangled banner
And I am just frere jaque
And you can lose me if you want to
And I am so ordinary