beautiful people

if beauty is an ecstasy and anger keeps you poor

a hungry man is never free

a rich man never cured

things were never what they used to be

now every crowd has its silver lining

we all got stuff to sell

and you may live your life so bitter

but you remember it so well

things were never what they used to be

for all the folks who can run the world

drive cabs or cut your hair

and the sun may set without your help

but you're beautiful people to me

you may fall before you're pushed

but it's beautiful people i see

if you only see the stars when it's dark

that's enough for me

an empty soul with a full opinion is beautiful people to me

it's all the same in different hats

the proof of the missing link

a nation talking to itself and none of us can think

things were never what they used to be

for a silent fool may still be wise

there's no way you can tell

and the captain more scared than his crew is beautiful people to me

the finest government you could buy is beautiful people i see

if you live five to one against it's good enough for me

can't use two steps to cross a canyon

you're beautiful people to me

if you don't see the same trees i see

you're beautiful people to me

make deserts bloom and oceans die

just beautiful people to me

if you're lost and dying of civilization

that's enough for me

if you believe your own blind eye

you're beautiful people to me

and you may miss what you never had and have what you don't need

and the sun may set without your help

but you're beautiful people to me

you may fall before you're pushed

but it's beautiful people i see

if you only see the stars when it's dark

that's enough for me

an empty soul with a full opinion is beautiful people to me

and the captain more scared than his crew is beautiful people to me

and the finest government you could buy

it's beautiful people i see

if you live five to one against

it's good enough for me

can't use two steps to cross a canyon

you're beautiful people to me

if you don't see the same trees i see

you're beautiful people to me

make deserts bloom and oceans die

just beautiful people to me

if you're lost and dying of civilization

that's enough for me