Man by himself lives in a world a world of his own But there's no one who can live in the world all alone For it takes all kinds of people It doesn't matter where they come from Yes it takes all kinds of people The good, the bad, and everyone On the way up, a man can walk over his friends What goes up comes down One day he may need them again For it takes all kinds of people It doesn't matter where they come from Yes it takes all kinds of people The good, the bad, and everyone There'll come the day when everyone passes him by What will he say when nobody answers his cry? That it takes all kinds of people It doesn't matter where they come from Yes it takes all kinds of people It may take some time But each man will find That he needs all kinds of people That he must believe in people Yes it takes all kinds of people To make a world