My People

Ask if you're sad, ask if your days aren't blue Ask what your name is and they'll tell the truth Ask of the world, ask for your dreams to come true Ask for forgiveness, and ask for the truth We all wander all around on this great big rock We all ponder, why our lives are not what we hoped We ought to find some peace in the day that exists And always, see the ones all around All of My People, you mean the world to me I can't share a laugh, a cry, a kiss goodnight with nobody there So here's to all you, I love you more than you know You're my breath, my way, my friends today so thanks all of you people I love We all sing songs, we all shed tears, we all have laughter and we all have fear But just look around, I tell you I see the love, some have gone away, some are above Because it's people who've made my life such a blast, all of my people, I thank you I thank all of you this evening. And some say, that loves a cliché but I know it exists in all of my All of My People, you mean the world to me I can't share a laugh, a cry, a kiss goodnight with nobody there So here's to all you, I love you more than you know You're my breath, my way, my friends today so thanks all of you people I love Now I've heard about that lucky ole sun, just sitting up there by himself No that's not for me, because to me he's all alone, by himself, no one to call him on the phone By himself, no one to smile or say hello, by himself no one to greet him at his home No one All of My People, you mean the world to me I can't share a laugh, a cry, a kiss goodnight with nobody there So here's to all you, I love you more than you know You're my breath, my way, my friends today so thanks all of you people I love