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