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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
John Taylor
John Taylor
Bass Guitar
Nick Rhodes
Nick Rhodes
Keyboards
Warren Cuccurullo
Warren Cuccurullo
Electric Guitar
Steve Ferrone
Steve Ferrone
Drums
John Jones
John Jones
Programming
Simon Le Bon
Simon Le Bon
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
John Taylor
John Taylor
Songwriter
Nick Rhodes
Nick Rhodes
Songwriter
Simon Le Bon
Simon Le Bon
Songwriter
Warren Cuccurullo
Warren Cuccurullo
Songwriter
Duran Duran
Duran Duran
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Duran Duran
Duran Duran
Producer
Stuart Every
Stuart Every
Assistant Recording Engineer
Tony Taverner
Tony Taverner
Additional Engineer
David Richards
David Richards
Mixing Engineer
John Jones
John Jones
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Came in from a rainy Thursday on the avenue
Thought I heard you talking softly
I turned on the lights, the TV, and the radio
Still I can't escape the ghost of you
[PreChorus]
What has happened to it all?
Crazy, some'd say
Where is the life that I recognize?
Gone away
[Chorus]
But I won't cry for yesterday
There's an ordinary world
Somehow I have to find
And as I try to make my way
To the ordinary world
I will learn to survive
[Verse 2]
Passion or coincidence once prompted you to say
Pride will tear us both apart
Well, now pride's gone out the window
'Cross the rooftops, run away
Left me in the vacuum of my heart
[PreChorus]
What is happening to me?
Crazy, some'd say
Where is my friend when I need you most?
Gone away
[Chorus]
But I won't cry for yesterday
There's an ordinary world
Somehow I have to find
And as I try to make my way
To the ordinary world
I will learn to survive
Ooh, ah
Hey, hey, oh
[Bridge]
Papers in the roadside tell of suffering and greed
Fear today, forgot tomorrow
Ooh, here beside the news of holy war and holy need
Ours is just a little sorrowed talk
Just blown away
[Chorus]
And I don't cry for yesterday
There's an ordinary world
Somehow I have to find
And as I try to make my way
To the ordinary world
I will learn to survive
[Outro]
Every world
Is my world (I will learn to survive)
Any world
Is my world (I will learn to survive)
Any world
Is my world
Every world
Is my world
Written by: John Taylor, Nick Rhodes, Simon Le Bon, Warren Cuccurullo

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