Lyrics to
The Family Of Man

This version of The Family Of Man was released by Three Dog Night in 1971.

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This tired city was somebody’s dream
Billboard horizons as black as they seem
A four-level highway across the land
We’re building a home for the family of man

Prices are rising, the devil’s to pay
Moving the mountain that got in the way
Prayer books and meetings to find a plan
Deciding the fate of the family of man

So hard
Whatever are we coming to?
Yes, it’s so hard
With so little time and so much to do

Memories replacing the loves that we lost
Burning our bridges as soon as they’re crossed
Factories built where the rivers ran
Time’s running out for the family of man

So hard

So hard
So hard
So hard, family of man
So hard, family of man
So hard, family of man
So hard, family of man
So hard, family of man
So hard, family of man
So hard, family of man
So hard, family of man
So hard, family of man

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About Lyrics and The Family Of Man by Three Dog Night

The lyrics for The Family Of Man are defined as the words making up the song released by Three Dog Night in 1971. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to The Family Of Man have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Three Dog Night and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to The Family Of Man by Three Dog Night if you think through it. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to The Family Of Man" means the words set to the music of The Family Of Man, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Three Dog Night. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to The Family Of Man and the lyrics to The Family Of Man are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Three Dog Night who came here looking just for the lyrics to The Family Of Man, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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