[Intro]
People go by, go by and go by
People go by, go by and go by
People go by, go by and go by
People go by, go by and go by
People go by, go by and go by
[Chorus]
Walking down the street watching people go by
(Watching you, watching you)
Watching you
(Watching you, watching you)
Walking down the street watching people go by
(Watching you, watching you)
Watching you
(Watching you, watching you)
[Verse 1]
I can make you happy
Sometimes blue, yeah
Feel the need, Mister
Feel the things that I feel for you
True, true
Life has no rules
It's fast in a changing world
If you win there's a price that you must pay
[Chorus]
Walking down the street watching people go by
(Watching you, watching you)
Watching you
(Watching you, watching you)
Walking down the street watching people go by
(Watching you, watching you)
Watching you
(Watching you, watching you)
[Verse 2]
People, from far and wide
Brought together as a nation to rise
We've all got to analyze
Situations that need no disguise
Lend your hand to understand
Spreading joy and love throughout the land
Lend a hand, Mister
Won't you, won't you understand?
Gotta make it right, Mister
Together and hold it very tight now
Gotta make it right
Together, make it tight
[Chorus]
Walking down the street watching people go by
(Watching you, watching you)
Watching you
(Watching you, watching you)
Walking down the street watching people go by
(Watching you, watching you)
Watching you
(Watching you, watching you)
Walking down the street watching people go by
(Watching you, watching you)
Watching you
(Watching you, watching you)
Walking down the street watching people go by
(Watching you, watching you)
Watching you
(Watching you, watching you)
[Instrumental Break]
[Interlude]
Go by, go by, go by
[Verse 3]
It's time we make a stand
To be happy to live on this land
When all it seems so blue
Have the people on the street
Watching me, watching you
Watching me, watching you
Watching me, watching you, Mister
In most everything we do
Feel the need to do the things
That make life for you
Walking down the street watching people go by
(Go by, go by, go by)
(Go by, go by, go by)
[Chorus: Marcia Lewis]
Walking down the street watching people go by
(Watching you, watching you)
Watching you
(Watching you, watching you)
Walking down the street watching people go by
(Watching you, watching you)
Watching you
(Watching you, watching you)
[Outro]
Gonna make it right
Hold together tight
Walking down the street watching people go by
(Watching you, watching you)
Watching you
(Watching you, watching you)
Walking down the street watching people go by
(Watching you, watching you)
Watching you
(Watching you, watching you, watching you, watching me)
Walking down the street watching people go by
(Watching you, watching you)
Watching you
(Watching you, watching you)
Walking down the street watching people go by
(Watching you, watching you)
Watching you
(Watching you, watching you)
People was written by Jazzie B & Hayden Maclaren Browne.
People was produced by Jazzie B & Nellee Hooper.
Soul II Soul released People on Mon May 21 1990.