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Affection
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Well, people all over the world, people all over the world, people all over the world are starvin' just for affection.
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Well, but to me this ain't funny
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To me this is real
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So I thought I'd tell everybody
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How I feel
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About affection
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I said affection.
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Now, you guys, you all know that your friend Jonathan likes to eat food a lot. And I like to do other things, I like to run around, jump, but affection is the most important thing to me. I'd trade everything else in a minute...
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You know, I used to starve for affection
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I blamed the world, and it could be the world's fault, I suppose
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But I was a star of the type who said, "I don't have time for them,"
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And the type who says, "I have nothing in common with those."
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But then I relaxed a little
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And I met more folks who liked me
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And they helped me to reach out and give
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And that helped me to get more of affection
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And that helped me to live.
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So I say that people all over the world are good,
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People all over the world ain't bad,
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But if they keep bein' snobs about it,
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They ain't gonna get what they wish they had
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And that's affection
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Affection.
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Well, there's telephones, televisions, and cars, yes
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And there's records and books and magazines for you.
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But poor affection sits there standing in the corner,
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Saying to itself, "I wish someone would give me something to do."
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Well, I know it takes nerve to reach out and give affection
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To folks who seem to want your touch but you can't tell.
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Cause they can laugh at you, and that's rejection,
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And you probably won't like that so well.
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But I say that people all over the world are good.
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People all over the world ain't bad.
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But if they keep on chickenin' out,
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They won't get what they wish they had
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Affection
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That's affection
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I know they want affection
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I know they want affection.
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Affection
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Jonathan Richman |