Story Behind The Song

I actually wrote this song after doing a demo-recording demonstration for a songwriting class that I teach in a local college. It was originally just a Garageband demo about one minute in length. But I found it personally so catchy, that I couldn't bear t

Song Description

This is a truly infectious, easy going song expressing supreme contentedness with oneself while at the same time recognizing that every good thing in the world is for the taking - nothing is wasted. You just need to pay attention to find beauty and purpos

Lyrics

I'm an ordinary person and I have my flaws
I do what I want to and I don't have a cause
A stiff upper lip, a lower back pain
Don't give up my chances - No, I'm not down the drain
Haven't a worry, don't do no crime
I'm not in a hurry,
(You know that I'm lyin')

I made it all up in my head
My little reality - yeah, I make my bed
Won't be a breakdown - I'm not under stress
I'm not full of myself, it's just that I'm `blessed'

Wasted - yeah, nothing is wasted
Nothing is wasted
Nothing is wasted


(and the drummer goes) rat a tat - rat a tat

(and the writer sings) this n that - this n that


I'm only just learning, but I'm gonna go far
How do I know this? I got a car.
A Chevrolet blimp, a 3-tone sedan
Diamond upholstery - yeah, I'm the man . . . (I'm the man)
I'm the man

Wasted - nothing is wasted
Nothing is wasted
Nothing is wasted
Nothing gets wasted
Nothing is wasted

yeah, I'm the man - mmm, ratatat ratatat