[Verse 1]

Try teachin' me love with a circle and a square drawn in the sand

Try see from above what you cannot see from where you stand, mmh-mmh

Try playin’ a four-part fugue on a small elastic band

[Chorus]

I'm talkin' common time, common time, simple and true

I hear it all the time, in my mind, really I do

I’m talkin' common time, common time, products of two

Common to everyone, common to me and to you

[Verse 2]

Try blowin' a conch if you're overwhelmed with your desire

Try burnin' your scattered thoughts in a single focused fire

Try showin' a manuscript to a large unruly choir

[Chorus]

I'm talkin' common time, common time, simple and true

I hear it all the time, in my mind, really I do

I’m talkin’ common time, common time, products of two

Common to everyone, common to me and to you

I'm talkin’ common time, common time, simple and true

I hear it all the time, in my mind, really I do

I'm talkin' common time, common time, products of two

Common to everyone, common to me and to you