A million unsung heroes over there and here at home Who are sleeping in their graves, their names are unknown The Lincoln, Kings, and Kennedys will all go down in history But so will Hitler and little old Al Capone It takes people, all kind of people to make a world, they say We've got all kinds of people passing through this world today We've got saints, sinners and losers and winners The good old mes and yous How many will be remembered? Just a few How many will be remembered? Just a few How many will be remembered? Just a few When they start taking names for the hall of fame And writing up the who's who How many will be remembered? Just a few I get a bad taste in my mouth every time I try to say John Wilkes Booth, Lee Harvey Oswald and names like James Earl Ray They're never to be forgotten, it seems But they stick like coins in the minds of men A hundred million years from today But you know what? It takes people, all kind of people to make a world, they say They've got all kinds of people passing through this world today We've got saints, sinners and losers and winners The good old mes and yous How many will be remembered? Just a few How many will be remembered? Just a few How many will be remembered? Just a few When they start taking names for the hall of fame And writing the who's who How many will be remembered? Just a few Can you tell me now? How many will be remembered? Just a few How many will be remembered? Just a few When they start taking names for the hall of fame And writing up the who's who How many will be remembered? Just a few How many will be remembered? Just a few How many will be remembered? Just a few When they start taking names for the hall of fame And writing up the who's who How many will be remembered? Just a few