Nothing In Common - Lyrics - Jason Robert Brown
Jason Robert Brown is an American musical theater composer, lyricist, and playwright. Brown's music sensibility fuses pop-rock stylings with theatrical lyrics. An accomplished pianist, Brown has often served as music director, conductor, orchestrator, and pianist for his own productions. He has won Tony Awards for his work on Parade and The Bridges of Madison County.
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There was this kid a few years back,
a little older than me
who lived in my house and looked a lot like my mother.
There was this kid i knew back then and i was sure he would be
the greatest star i'd ever known.
I'd watch him walk into a room and he was never out of place.
He knew the answer to every question.
The square and cube of every prime
a name to go with every face
like he was king upon a throne.
and we had nothing in common,
nothing in common.
my mother was convinced that i failed english out of spite.
we had nothing in common,
nothing in common.
and 30-some years later i'm still tortured and amazed
by how Daivd always got the answers right.
Now later on, i knew this guy,
he was in high school i think.
Had lots of friends and was the pride of the family.
he'd call me names and punch my head and made me feel like a ***
and i would hide from him all day.
But if i couldn't find a friend,
which happened more than i'd have liked,
i'd go where he was and sulk around him.
He'd say you dont know how to throw and just dont play your stupid songs
and then he'd toss the ball my way.
We had nothing in common,
nothing in common.
I thought he was a jerk and who know what he thought i'd be.
But 20-some years later im still grateful and surprised
by the little gifts that David gave to me.
I knew this guy before I wed,
he had a vision in his head
of how his life would play out and his dreams would come true.
But he was stumbling, he was stalled,
and every year after he called,
i'd just think man, there goes the lonliest guy I ever knew.
People think i'm failing.
They never understand.
But temporary set backs
are part of what I planned.
And David had his vision
and david played his game.
We have nothing much in common,
but we are more or less the same.
There was a guy who met a girl who had a cat that fell in love.
that got a house and made a vow,
he took her hand and they lived happily ever after.
happily ever after
happily ever after.
here's to happily ever after.
happily ever after.
