ESL: People

PEOPLE

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IN THE TELEPLAY, "The Mind and the Matter," Archibald Beechcroft doesn't like people. Barbra Streisand disagrees in her song, "People," which became one of her signature tunes (along with "Memory"), from the musical, Funny Girl. Go here to hear the song. Notice how the lyric of a Broadway song is richer and more specific than a pop song lyric, which usually stays at generalities ("love"/"above").
People,
People who need people
Are the luckiest people in the world
We're children needing other children
And yet letting our grown-up pride
Hide all the need inside
Acting more like children than children
Lovers
Are very special people
They're the luckiest people in the world
With one person,
One very special person
A feeling deep in your soul
Says you are half now youre whole
No more hunger and thirst
But first be a person who needs people
People, people who need people
Are the luckiest people in the world.

With one person
One very special person
A feeling deep in your soul
Says you are half now you're whole
No more hunger and thirst
But first be a person who needs people
People, people who need people
Are the luckiest people in the world.

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