About The Song
“Everyday People” is a 1968 song by Sly and the Family Stone, from the album “Stand!”. It became the band’s first single to top both the Soul singles chart and the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, marking a significant milestone in their career.
Sly Stone wrote it to convey that everyone is fundamentally similar, irrespective of race or background. The band’s diverse makeup influenced its theme of unity and acceptance. Its popularity endures across generations, serving as a reminder of music’s potential to inspire positive change and promote equality.
Lyrics
Sometimes I'm right and I can be wrong
My own beliefs are in my song
The butcher, the banker, the drummer and then
Makes no difference what group I'm in
I am everyday people, yeah, yeah
There is a blue one
Who can't accept the green one
For living with a fat one
Trying to be a skinny one
Different strokes
For different folks
And so on and so on
And scooby dooby dooby
Oh sha sha
We got to live together
I am no better and neither are you
We are the same, whatever we do
You love me, you hate me, you know me and then
You can't figure out the bag I'm in
I am everyday people, yeah yeah
There is a long hair
That doesn't like the short hair
For being such a rich one
That will not help the poor one
Different strokes
For different folks
And so on and so on
And scooby dooby dooby
Oh sha sha
We got to live together
There is a yellow one
That won't accept the black one
That won't accept the red one
That won't accept the white one
Different strokes
For different folks
And so on and so on
And scooby dooby dooby
Oh sha sha
I am everyday people