Lovers, kids an' fools might as well be brothers pick up dreams that others walk right by! Lovers, kids an' fools take each day an' taste it don't hold back or waste it they always try! Life goes by fast let's chase it come out an' say so when we feel something strong! Love seldom lasts let's chance it we'll dance to the music in our hearts when there's no song! Lovers, kids an' fools ( Lovers, kids an' fools! ) don't believe in fences they let their common senses fall apart! In an open heart sympathy an' kindness rule . . . Lovers, kids an' fools! In an open heart ( sympathy an' kindness rules! ) Let's stay with the fools! Lovers, kids an' fools! Hmmm . . . Words and Music by Marvin Hamlisch and Paul Williams