So Many People Lyrics > Sondheim on Sondheim

[WOMAN]
I said the man for me
Must have a castle
A man of means he'd be
A man of fame
And then I met a man who hadn't any
Without a penny
To his name

I had to go and fall
For so much less than
What I had planned from all
The magazines

I should be good and sore
What am I happy for?
I guess the man means more
Than the means

[MAN]
So many people in the world
And what can they do?
They'll never know love
Like my love for you
So many people laugh
At what they don't know—
But that's their concern
If just a few, say half
A million or so
Could see us, they'd learn

[WOMAN & MAN]
So many people in the world
Don't know what they've missed
They'd never believe
Such joy could exist
And if they tell us
It's a thing we'll outgrow
They're jealous
As they can be
That with so many people in the world
You love me!
Last Update: October, 24th 2023