The World Is Full of People
Navigating Life's Slow Lanes: The World Is Full of People
Lyrics
There's someone on your butt these days
There's someone following you closely these days.
Most everywhere you go
This situation is prevalent almost everywhere you go.
You always wait in line, you find
You consistently experience waiting in lines, and it's noticed.
The line is always slow
The lines you encounter are consistently slow-moving.
I might start in complaining
While there's a temptation to complain,
But in truth I plainly see
The speaker realizes the truth and acknowledges their role in the issue.
The problem's made of people
The problem is attributed to people.
And the people's partly me
The speaker acknowledges their own contribution to the problem.
The world is full of people
Emphasizes that the world is filled with people.
Everywhere you go
The speaker acknowledges their own identity as a person and questions the knowledge of others.
I'm a people, you're a people
Reiterates the shared identity as people.
What do people know
Raises a question about the understanding of people.
Then the help is a fast thing
Contrasts the quick nature of help with the slowness of traffic jams.
And traffic jams are slow
Highlights the frustration of slow traffic.
And the world is full of people
Reiterates the idea that people are everywhere.
People everywhere you go
Underlines the ubiquity of people.
The world is full of people
Repetition of the concept that the world is filled with people.
People all the time
Emphasizes that people are present all the time.
I'm a people, you're a people
Reiterates the shared identity as people and questions their understanding.
What do people find
Raises the question of what people discover or comprehend.
They find life might be longer
Suggests that people realize life might be longer with experience.
With years they've got to grow
Life's length is associated with the years one has to grow.
And the world is full of people
Reiterates the idea that people are everywhere.
People everywhere you go
Underlines the ubiquity of people.
The waitress in the coffee shop was quite polite
Describes a courteous waitress in a coffee shop.
And poured my cup of tea and smiled for me
Details the waitress's actions in pouring tea and smiling.
To the best of my knowledge
The speaker expresses their knowledge about the absence of requests to be born.
No one here requested to be born
The acknowledgment of the lack of choice in being born.
And I appreciate her courtesy
The speaker appreciates the courtesy extended by the waitress.
The world is full of people
Reiterates that the world is full of people.
People tend to be
Comments on the general tendencies of people.
I'm a people, you're a people
Reiterates the shared identity as people and questions what they perceive.
What do people see?
Raises a question about what people observe.
They see smokes, tax and the oil spilled
Lists some issues such as smoke, tax, and oil spills that people encounter.
Some love their children so
Points out that despite problems, some people still love their children.
And the world is full of people
Reiterates the idea that the world is filled with people.
People everywhere
Confirms the presence of people everywhere.
Your world is full of people, people everywhere you go
Final repetition, emphasizing the prevalence of people in the speaker's world.
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