People in the Mirror

Written by John Stewart

‘People in the Mirror’ is on John´s fine “career retrospective” (well, the career did and does go on) from 1995, “Airdream Believer” (Shanachie). There is an earlier version on “Escape to Arizona”, Homecoming cassette, 1993 (there are rumours of an impending CD-release).

Sounds like a pretty straightforward song. Rather easy to play, too. Simple message – “and the people are the same.” Bears some thinking about, it´s a tricky issue, at least for me.

Charle writes: As an aside, Beth and I sang this at church once with the organist playing the keyboard..it was fun.

(C) (G) (D) (G) (C)(C5) (G) (D) (G)

Yeah, some will (C)rise, some will (G)fall,
Some will (D)run and some will (G)crawl.
Some will (C)laugh, (C5) some will (G)cry,
Some will (D)live, some will (G)die.
(C) (C5) (G) (D) (G)

Some are (C)kind, (C5) some are (G)cruel,
Some will (D)serve and some will (G)rule.
Yeah, some will (C)stand, (C5) some will (G)kneel,
Some will (D)curse, some will (G)heal.

We're the people in the (C)mirror,

(C5) We're the people in the (G)light,
We're the people in the (D)morning,

We're the people in the (G)night.
We're the people of the (C)heartland,

(C5) We're the people on the (G)train,
We're the people in the (C)mirror,

(D) And the people are the (G)same.
We're the people in the (C)mirror,

(D) And the people are the (G)same.
(C) (C5) (G) (D) (G) (C) (C5) (G) (D) (G)

Some will (C)take,(C5) some will (G)give,
Some will (D)blame, some will for(G)give.
Some are (C)wise, (C5) some are (G)fools,
Some are (D)stones ´n´some are (G)jewels.

We're the people in the (C)mirror,

(C5) We're the people in the (G)light,
We're the people in the (D)morning,

We're the people in the (G)night.
We're the people of the (C)heartland,

(C5) We're the people on the (G)train,
We're the people in the (C)mirror,

(D) And the people are the (G)same.
We're the people in the (C)mirror,

(D) And the people are the (G)same.

We're the people in the (C)mirror,

(D) And the people are the (G)same.

We're the people in the (C)mirror,

(C5) We're the people in the (G)light,
We're the people in the (D)morning,

We're the people in the (G)night.
We're the people of the (C)heartland,

(C5) We're the people on the (G)train
We're the people in the (C)mirror,

(D) And the people are the (G)same.
We're the people in the (C)mirror,

(D) And the people are the (G)same.

We're the people in the (C)mirror,

(D) And the people are the (G)same.
We're the people in the (C)mirror,

(D) And the people are the (G)same
We're the people in the (C)mirror,

(D) and the people are the (G)same.
We're the people in the (C)mirror,

(D) And the people are the (G)same.
We're the people in the (C)mirror,

(D) And the people are the (G)same.

Charlie Woodward, janhauenstein@gmx.de & Art Faller

July 2004