The family of man

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1. This tired city was somebody's dream,

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billboard horizons as black as they seem,

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a four-level highway across the land

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we're building a home for the family of man.

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2. Crises are rising, the devil to pay,

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moving the mountains that got in the way.

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Prayer books and meetings to find a plan,

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deciding the fate of the family of man.

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And it's so hard, whatever are we coming to ?

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Yes, it's so hard, with so little time and so much to do.

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3. Memories replacing the loves that we've lost,

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burning our bridges as soon as they're crossed.

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Factories built where the rivers ran,

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and time’s running out for the family of man.

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It's so hard.

C - G - C - G C - G - D - G (4x) … (Three Dog Night)