Chicago — Poem for the People Live in Paris France 12/8/69

[Spoken Intro] We're now gonna do a song that's off our new album I think in January It's called "Poem for the People" [Verse 1: Robert Lamm] If the people only knew They could visualize Just open their eyes Even stop to think about If they could open their minds They could get beyond [Chorus: All] The world's a funny place, you know Most of what goes on Is rarely funny Rarely funny At all [Verse 2: Robert Lamm] Could the people understand? In all their whispered screams And colorless dreams Could they finally comprehend? If they could suddenly see And suddenly feel [Instrumental Break] [Chorus: All] The world's a funny place, you know Most of what goes on Is rarely funny Rarely funny At all