Janis Ian Some People's Lives song lyrics

Some people's lives run down like clocks

One day they stop and that's all they've got

Some lives wear out like old tennis shoes

No one can use, well, it's sad but it's true

Didn't anybody tell them?

Didn't anybody see?

Didn't anybody love them

Like you love me?

Some people's lives fade like their dreams

Too tired to rise, too tired to sleep

Some people laugh when they need to cry

And they never know why

Didn't anybody tell them

That's not how it has to be?

Didn't anybody love them

Like you love me?

Some people ask if the tears have to fall

Then why take your chances? Why bother at all?

And some people's lives are as cold as their lips

They just need to be kissed

Doesn't anybody tell them?

Doesn't anybody see?

Doesn't anybody love them

Like you love me?

'Cause that's all they need