how many will be remembered

a million unsung heroes over there and here at home

who are sleeping in their graves

their names are unknown

the lincoln

kings

and kennedys will all go down in history

but so will hitler and little old al capone

it takes people

all kind of people to make a world

they say

we've got all kinds of people passing through this world today

we've got saints

sinners and losers and winners

the good old mes and yous

how many will be remembered? just a few

how many will be remembered? just a few

how many will be remembered? just a few

when they start taking names for the hall of fame

and writing up the who's who

how many will be remembered? just a few

i get a bad taste in my mouth every time i try to say

john wilkes booth

lee harvey oswald and names like james earl ray

they're never to be forgotten

it seems

but they stick like coins in the minds of men

a hundred million years from today

but you know what?

it takes people

all kind of people to make a world

they say

they've got all kinds of people passing through this world today

we've got saints

sinners and losers and winners

the good old mes and yous

how many will be remembered? just a few

how many will be remembered? just a few

how many will be remembered? just a few

when they start taking names for the hall of fame

and writing the who's who

how many will be remembered? just a few

can you tell me now?

how many will be remembered? just a few

how many will be remembered? just a few

when they start taking names for the hall of fame

and writing up the who's who

how many will be remembered? just a few

how many will be remembered? just a few

how many will be remembered? just a few

when they start taking names for the hall of fame

and writing up the who's who

how many will be remembered? just a few