(M. Riperton - R. Rudolph - M. Henderson) Hey there everybody, out there gettin down Steppin with the fashions, throwin love around You're hustlin for money, you playin' the big man's game Going around in circles, you don't know where Ah, you're smilin' through the pain Oh, such a strange affair Don't it blow your mind, mon cher I ain't lyin', anything goes you got to keep on tryin' Everybody knows we got to turn it around Cost of livin' risin' Unemployment grows (I ain't got no job) Wastin' our resources Who's makes all the dough? (Everybody but the po') Politicians Preachin While color watchers are freakin' Children needin' Teachin' While for the stars we're reachin' Oh, such a strange affair Don't it blow your mind, mon cher I can't stand it, it don't need to be that way I don't want it Yeah, there's got to be a change We got to turn it around