Affection-Jonathan Richman And The Modern Lovers

[ti:Affection] [ar:Jonathan Richman And The Modern Lovers] [al:Roadrunner: The Beserkley Collection] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Affection - Jonathan Richman And The Modern Lovers [00:19.36]Well [00:20.04]People all over the world [00:21.50] [00:22.36]People all over the world [00:23.73] [00:24.72]People all over the world are starving just for affection [00:29.93] [00:38.66]Well but to me this ain't funny [00:40.75] [00:41.46]To me this is real [00:43.26]So I thought I'd tell everybody [00:45.45] [00:46.41]How I feel about affection [00:49.39] [00:52.80]I said affection [00:53.97] [00:57.63]Now you guys you all know [00:58.88] [00:59.50]That your friend Jonathan likes to eat food a lot [01:01.28] [01:02.29]Ye [01:02.78] [01:03.80]And I like to do other things [01:05.31]I like to run around jump [01:07.08] [01:07.77]But affection is the most important thing to me [01:11.74]I'd trade everthing is important [01:13.21] [01:16.92]You know I used to starve for affection [01:20.64] [01:21.72]I blamed the world [01:22.71] [01:23.29]And it could be the world's fault I suppose [01:25.47] [01:26.84]But I was a star of the type who said [01:29.17]"I don't have time for them " [01:30.44] [01:31.60]And the type who says [01:32.78]"I have nothing in common with those " [01:34.77] [01:36.41]But then I relaxed a little [01:38.31] [01:39.43]And I met more folks who liked me [01:41.93]And they helped me to reach out and give [01:44.94] [01:46.37]And that helped me to get more of affection [01:49.73] [01:52.31]And that helped me to live [01:55.28]So I say that people all over the world are good [01:58.59] [01:59.29]People all over the world ain't bad [02:01.35]But if they keep being snobs about it [02:03.67]They ain't gonna get what they wish they had [02:05.80]And that's affection [02:06.69] [02:07.78]Ar ar ar ar ar [02:09.21] [02:10.60]Affection [02:11.13] [02:11.92]Ar ar ar ar ar [02:13.98] [02:42.80]Well [02:43.11] [02:52.42]Well there's telephones televisions and cars yes [02:56.75] [02:57.44]And there's records and books and magazines for you [03:00.42] [03:01.99]But poor affection sits there standing in the corner [03:05.52] [03:06.16]Saying to itself [03:07.35]"I wish someone would give me something to do " [03:10.07] [03:11.41]Well I know it takes nerve to reach out and give affection [03:15.06] [03:16.29]To folks who seem to want your touch but you can't tell [03:20.13] [03:21.04]Cause they can laugh at you [03:22.70] [03:23.43]And that's rejection [03:24.35] [03:26.87]And you probably won't like that so well [03:29.31] [03:30.00]But I say that people all over the world are good [03:33.94]People all over the world ain't bad [03:36.03]But if they keep on chickening out [03:38.38]They won't get what they wish they had [03:40.64]Affection [03:42.09]Ar ar ar ar ar [03:44.05] [03:44.85]That's affection [03:45.87] [03:47.46]Keep on [03:48.26]I know they want affection [03:50.04] [03:50.96]Ar ar ar ar ar [03:53.22] [03:54.01]I know they want affection [03:55.44] [03:56.02]Ar ar ar ar ar