People (exit bows underscore) - Live

Anyway, a year later when I was 14
I crossed the Brooklyn Bridge to Manhattan
And saw my first Broadway show, A Dairy of Anne Frank
I loved it
But I couldn't afford to see many shows
So, when I was 15, I became an usher
And it was a great deal, you got paid four dollars and fifteen cents a show
And got to see it or free

And when I was 21, I actually had a show of my own, Funny Girl
My composer is here tonight, Julie Stein
Hi, dear Julie
Isn't that lovely?
Such a great score, I love you

And there's a song from that show that each time I sing
Takes on a different meaning for me
And I've been thinking that this has been a year filled with natural disasters
And it's amazing how in times of catastrophe people do come together
Forget their differences and help one another
But do we always need a catastrophe to remind us that we're all just

People
People who need people
Are the luckiest people in the world
We're children, needing other children
And yet letting a 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 were half now you're whole
No more hunger and thirst
But first, be a person who needs people
People who need people
Are the luckiest people in the world

A feeling deep in your soul
Says you were half now you're whole
No more hunger and thirst
First, be a person who needs people
People who need people
Are the luckiest people in the world

Thank you