Affection

People all over the world People all over the world People all over the world are starving For affection And to me, this ain't funny To me this is real So I tell everybody the way I feel About affection Well I've starved before for affection I blamed the world And it's probably the worlds fault That's true But I was a star who said (?) I don't have time for those people So it was partly my own fault too Well then I relaxed a little And I met more people who liked me That gave me the courage to reach out and give And that helped me to get more affection And affection helped me to live So I say People all over the world they're good People all over the world ain't bad If everybody'd be snobs like I've been They won't care what they wish they had Affection People are starving just to be touched People are starving just to be hugged and kissed Well you've got radios and magazines and cars And there's telephones and books everywhere But plain old affection sits there over in the corner and it says, "hmm, it's like they've forgotten that I'm there" You know it takes gall to reach out and try affection On people who maybe want your touch But you can't tell Because they can laugh, and that's like rejection And you probably won't like that very well But I say People all over the world they're good People all over the world ain't bad If everybody keeps on chickening out They won't care what they wish they had Affection "Jonathan, you're scaring us We think this is the part of the song where everbody has to like, do the group hug and stuff. We don't even like our neighbor. Is that what we have to do now? No, don't worry...uhh...that's no good...we're not gonna do that...okay...and what's this song about anyway?" Its just, if you do feel like it Don't chicken out, that's all "Is that all you're saying?" yeah "oh, okay" People all over the world People all over the world People all over the world Are starving for affection --- Affection - Jonathan Richman and Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers