How Many People

Song ratings

Rating	Comments	Author	Date
		Bobber	April 11, 2012
	This is the one track on Flowers in the Dirt which brings to the fore the McCartney traits which most irritate his detractors: the too-facile optimism ('I wanna be happy, I wanna be free') and Paul's tendency, particularly in the 1980's, to jump on a hot trend (in this case, the popularity of the Marley/MacFerrin-ish Jamaican beat, and the popularity of taking up a popular cause which contains no personal cost). Having said all that, it's still pleasing to the ears and there's no real reason to not like this song.	Bruce Beatlefan	January 5, 2007

Lyrics

Dedicated To The Memory Of Chico Mendes,
How Many People
Stand In A Line?
How Many People
Never Get A Chance To Shine?
If You Can Tell Me
I'll Gladly Listen
How Many People Have Died?
One Too Many Right Now For Me
I Want To Be Happy,
I Want To Be Free,
One Too Many Tight Now For Me
I Want To See Ordinary People Living Peacefully.
How Many People
Go For A Ride
How Many People
Never Make It Through To The Other Side?
If You Can Tell Me
I'll Gladly Listen,
How Many People Have Cried?
One Too Many Right Now For Me
I Want To Be Happy,
I Want To Be Free,
One Too Many Tight Now For Me
I Want To See Ordinary People Living Peacefully.
How Many People
Will I Take?
How Many People
For Goodness Sake?
How Many People?
How Many People?
One Too Many ...

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