Ordinary Life
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| “Ordinary Life” | |||||
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| Single by Chad Brock from the album Chad Brock |
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| Released | November 1998 | ||||
| Format | CD Single | ||||
| Genre | Country | ||||
| Length | 3:57 | ||||
| Label | Warner Bros. Records | ||||
| Writer(s) | Connie Harrington, Bonnie Baker | ||||
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"Ordinary Life" is a single by American country music artist Chad Brock. Released as the second single from his self-titled debut album, it peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, giving Brock his first Top 5 single. In addition, the song reached the top of the now-defunct Gavin Report country charts.
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The song begins with a woman named Shelly at the kitchen table with the morning newspaper, when her husband walks in the kitchen with tears in his eyes, explaining that he can't take his "ordinary life" anymore, which includes: "Pay the bills, watch TV, day in, day out, the same routine / Mow the grass, fix the leak, just to fix it again / Go to church, go to work, so picture perfect that it hurts / I feel like I'm trapped inside this ordinary life."
In the second verse, Shelly is still at the kitchen table, when her son comes up to her with a picture of her with Shelly. When the boy says his prayers, Shelly runs her fingers through his hair, showing that she is thankful for him every day.
By the song's bridge, Shelly's husband calls her from the airport at midnight, saying: "I can't believe how much I've missed / And what I wouldn't give / To pay the bills, watch TV, day in, day out, the same routine / Mow the grass, fix the leak, just to fix it again / Go to church, go to work, I can't tell you how this hurts / I miss my son, I miss my wife, and my ordinary life."
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[edit] Chart performance
The song debuted at #63 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart dated November 7, 1998. It charted for 29 weeks on that chart, and peaked at #3 on the chart dated April 10, 1999, becoming Brock's first Top Five single on that chart. In addition, it was his first Top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #39 on that chart, as well as reaching #1 on the now-defunct Gavin Report charts.
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| Chart (1998-1999) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs | 3 |
| U.S. Gavin Report | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 39 |
[edit] Parodies
The song was parodied by country music parodist Cledus T. Judd for his CD, Juddmental, as "Coronary Life."
