Song Lyrics

If the people only knew
If they could visualize
Just open their eyes
Even stop to think about

If they could open their minds
They could get beyond
The world's a funny place you know
Most of what goes on

Is rarely funny
Rarely funny
Could the people understand
In only whisper and screams

And colorless dreams
Could they finally comprehend
If they could suddenly see

And suddenly feel
The world's a funny place you know
Most of what goes on
Is rarely funny

Rarely funny

Robert Lamm

The duration of Poem for the People [Paris, France 12/8/69] is 6:05 minutes and seconds.