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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Three Dog Night
Three Dog Night
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
James Rado
James Rado
Songwriter
Gerome Ragni
Gerome Ragni
Composer
Arthur MacDermot
Arthur MacDermot
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Gabriel Mekler
Gabriel Mekler
Producer
Bill Cooper
Bill Cooper
Engineer
Richard Podolor
Richard Podolor
Engineer

Lyrics

How can people be so heartless?
How can people be so cruel?
Easy to be hard
Easy to be cold
How can people have no feeling?
How can they ignore their friends?
Easy to be proud
Easy to say no
Especially people who care about strangers
Who care about evil and social injustice
Do you only care about the bleeding crowd?
How about a needed friend?
I need a friend
How can people be so heartless?
You know I'm hung up on you
Easy to be proud
Easy to say no
Especially people who care about strangers
Who care about evil and social injustice
Do you only care about the bleeding crowd?
How about a needed friend?
We all need a friend
How can people be so heartless?
How can people be so cruel?
Easy to be proud
Easy to say no
Easy to be cold
Easy to say no
Come on, easy to give in
Easy to say no
Easy to be cold
Easy to say no
Much too easy to say no
Written by: Arthur MacDermot, Gerome Ragni, James Rado

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