BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE
(Melanie Safka)


Melanie - 1969
The New Seekers - 1970
Eve Graham - 2005





Beautiful people 
You live in the same world as I do 
But somehow I never noticed 
You before today 
I'm ashamed to say 

Beautiful people
We share the same back door 
And it isn't right 
We never met before, but then 
We may never meet again
 
If I weren't afraid you'd laugh at me 
I would run, take all of your hands 
And I'd gather ev'ryone together for a day 
And when we're gathered 
I'll pass buttons out that say
 
Beautiful people 
Then you'll never be alone 'cause
There'll always be someone
With the same button on as you 
Include him in everything you do 

Beautiful people 
You ride the same subway as I do ev'ry morning 
That's gotta tell you something
We have so much in common 
I go the same direction that you do 
So if you take care of me, maybe I'll take care of you

Beautiful people
You look like friends of mine
And it's about time
That someone said it here and now
And make a vow that sometime, somehow
I'll have a meeting, invite ev'ryone you know
I'll pass out buttons to the ones who come to show
 
Beautiful people 
Then you'll never be alone 'cause
There'll always be someone 
With the same button on as you 
Include him in ev'rything you do

Beautiful people
Beautiful people






(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - June 2014)