People of Earth
Syd Straw Lyrics

People of earth sometimes you really get me down
The behavior of some people makes me really disappointed.

People of earth, sometimes it's just astonishing
The human race is both amazing and surprising.

People of earth, sometimes you really get me down
The behavior of some people makes me really disappointed.

Hey you at the bar, what you pay good money for?
Why did you come here and pay money for a show?

Hey you at the bar, what do you even come here for?
What's the point of being here in the first place?

You’ll never know what kind of a show you missed
You'll never realize how much you missed by not paying attention.

Hey you in the blue van, why did you steal my parking place?
Why did you take my parking space when you saw me waiting patiently?

I know that you saw me waiting for it patiently
I was waiting for the parking space patiently, and you still took it.

Now what did you do? Don’t forget the gold hand rule
You broke the golden rule of treating others how you want to be treated.

Please don’t put me down
Please don't criticize or belittle me.

Please don’t put me down
Please don't criticize or belittle me.

Does it make you feel big to belittle me?
Do you feel better about yourself by putting me down?

Please don’t put me down
Please don't criticize or belittle me.

Don’t kill me for my sneakers, find some shoes of your own
Don't harm me just because you want my shoes.

And don’t abuse our teachers
Don't mistreat or disrespect our educators.

'Cause we can learn this on our own, and people yer know
We can learn things on our own, and we have to realize this.

We’ve really got a lot to learn
The human race still has much to discover and comprehend.

Attention all shoppers, big, big savings today,
Announcement for shoppers regarding saving options in the store.

For our shoppers, if you’ve got the money to pay
This offer is only valid if you have enough funds.

Big savings in isle 6 today
A special deal is going on in Aisle 6.

People of earth, greed, greed, greed
The human race is often very greedy.

People of earth, need, need, need
The human race has many needs that have to be met.

It’s not in my nature to sit
I can't just sit by and watch this happen.

And watch you bleed, bleed, bleed
I don't want to see others suffer.

Please don’t put me down
Please don't criticize or belittle me.

Please don’t let me down
Please don't disappoint me.

Be the first one on your clock to keep on walking top to top
Don't waste any time and keep moving forward.

Please don’t let me down
Please don't disappoint me.

And what about the oceans? I’m afraid to eat the fish
The ocean is no longer a healthy place for fish, and that affects our food and health.

I bet their scared to live there, look it’s glowing in my dish
Fish are probably scared to live in the polluted ocean, and their glowing in my dish indicates how toxic their environment is.

What did the aquatic world ever do, to deserve all of this?
The aquatic world never did anything wrong to deserve the pollution and destruction they face now.

When will we ever learn that oil and water don’t mix
We should realize by now that oil and water don't mix and it's damaging to our environment.

When I picture the world, I picture one better than this
I imagine the world could be a better place than it is now.

Why do we keep fighting, baby?
Why do we keep hurting each other and causing conflict?

Together we could live in bliss
We can all prosper together and live in peace.

People of earth, I really love you
Despite all the problems we face, I still love the human race.

And never would I put myself above you
I don't consider myself better than others.

People of earth, people of earth, people of earth
A repetition of the name of the human race for emphasis.

People of earth, people of earth, I really love you
Despite all the problems we face, I still love the human race.

I am one of you
I am a human being just like everyone else.