Man by himself lives in a world a world of his own 
But there's no one who can live in the world all alone 
For it takes all kinds of people 
It doesn't matter where they come from 
Yes it takes all kinds of people 
The good, the bad, and everyone 

On the way up, a man can walk over his friends 
What goes up comes down 
One day he may need them again 
For it takes all kinds of people 
It doesn't matter where they come from 
Yes it takes all kinds of people 
The good, the bad, and everyone 

There'll come the day when everyone passes him by 
What will he say when nobody answers his cry? 
That it takes all kinds of people 
It doesn't matter where they come from 
Yes it takes all kinds of people 
It may take some time 
But each man will find 
That he needs all kinds of people 
That he must believe in people 
Yes it takes all kinds of people 
To make a world