Ben

Bad news, bad news!
I heard you're packing to leave!
I come running right over
I just couldn't believe it
I couldn't believe it

Refrain
Oh baby, baby
You must be out of your mind
Do you know what you're kicking away?
We've got a good thing goin', baby
We've got a groovy thing

I've never done you no wrong
I never hit you when you're down
I always gave you good thing
I never ran around
I never ran around

Refrain
Oh baby, baby
You must be out of your mind
Do you know what you're kicking away?
We've got a good thing goin', baby
We've got a groovy thing

There's something you ought to know
If you're fixing to go
I can't make it without you
No no no no, no no no no
No no no no, no no no no

Refrain
Oh baby, baby
You must be out of your mind
Do you know what you're kicking away?
We've got a good thing goin', baby
We've got a groovy thing

We've got a good thing goin', baby
We've got a groovy thing

Ben, the two of us need look no more
We both found what we were looking for
With a friend to call my own
I'll never be alone
And you my friend will see
You've got a friend in me
(you've got a friend in me)

Ben, you're always running here and there
(here and there)
You feel you're not wanted anywhere
(anywhere)
If you ever look behind
And don't like what you find
There's something you should know
You've got a place to go
(you've got a place to go)

I used to say, "i" and "me"
Now it's "us", now it's "we"
(i used to say, "i" and "me")
(now it's "us", now it's "we")

Ben, most people would turn you away
I don't listen to a word they say
They don't see you as i do
I wish they would try to
I'm sure they'd think again
If they had a friend like ben
(a friend)
Like ben
(like ben)
Like ben

Just because you know i love you so much
Don't be afraid to tell me you're sad
Because you lost his love
Though your love is not for me
I don't wanna see you in mysery, so come on, baby come on

Refrain
You can cry on my shoulder...
You can cry on my shoulder
And bring all your troubles to me
All your troubles to me

Big girls ain't supposed to cry,
If you do i'll understand,
Maybe i can show you how you can win his love again
It may seem strange i know
But it's just that i love you
So come on, baby come on

Refrain
You can cry on my shoulder
You can cry on my shoulder
And bring all your troubles to me.
All your troubles to me

Girl you've given him all you had
He,d better stop treating you so bad,
Come on babe, come on, oh yeah

Refrain
You can cry on my shoulder, yes you can girl
You can cry on my shoulder
And bring all your troubles to me, yeah babe, yes you can now
Darling, ooooh, oooooooh yes, yes you can girl...
I'll be there to help,

You can cry, you can cry, you can cry
Baby
(you can cry on my shoulder)
Ooooooh yeah babe, yeah babe
(you can cry on my shoulder)
You can cry, you can cry...

Refrain
Maybe you and i can't do great things
We may not change the world in one day
But we still can change some things today...
In our small way

Empty words are not enough
Where there's hurt we'll be a crush
When there's thirst we'll fill each other's cup
Because we care we love enough to share

Refrain
Maybe you and i can't do great things
We may not change the world in one day
But we still can change some things today...
In our small way

In despair we'll be the hope
And the prayer that frees the soul
We'll be there to share each lonely road
Because we love, i know
We care enough

Refrain
Maybe you and i can't do great things
We may not change the world in one day
But we still can change some things today...
In our small way

Just a little time is all it takes
What a difference just a smile can make, you'll see
Love is all we need

Refrain
Maybe you and i can't do great things
We may not change the world in one day
But we still can change some things today...
In our small way

People...
('round and 'round and around...)
People make the world go 'round
('round and 'round and around...)

Teachers on strike, no more school today
They want more money but the board won't pay
People
Everybody's talkin' 'bout ecology
The air's so polluted that it's hard to breathe
People

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But that's what makes the world go round
The ups and downs a carousel
Changing people's heads around
Go underground young men...
People make the world go round...

Old folks judge you by the clothes you wear
They'd swear you're a hippy if you have long hair
Young politicians fight for poverty
While people still cry for equality

Refrain
But that's what makes the world go round
The ups and downs a carousel
Changing people's heads around
Go underground young men...
People make the world go round...

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Refrain
But that's what makes the world go round
The ups and downs a carousel
Changing people's heads around
Go underground young men...
People make the world go round...