Poem for the People (Live in Paris, France 12/8/69)

[Spoken Intro]

We're now gonna do a song that's off our new album

I think in January

It's called "Poem for the People"

[Verse 1: Robert Lamm]

If the people only knew

They could visualize

Just open their eyes

Even stop to think about

If they could open their minds

They could get beyond

[Chorus: All]

The world's a funny place, you know

Most of what goes on

Is rarely funny

Rarely funny

At all

[Verse 2: Robert Lamm]

Could the people understand?

In all their whispered screams

And colorless dreams

Could they finally comprehend?

If they could suddenly see

And suddenly feel

[Instrumental Break]

[Chorus: All]

The world's a funny place, you know

Most of what goes on

Is rarely funny

Rarely funny

At all