Dory Previn - The Altruist And The Needy Case lyrics

He has pa**ion For ecology Compa**ion For minorities He carries printed placards To put an end to war He's a hero He's a rebel With a half a hundred causes He peddles his petitions Door to door He's at home among the homeless Singing set my people free He will march With total strangers But he will not walk With me He writes letters To his congressmen On Indian indignities Black men Are his brothers He bears collective guilt He's a prophet He's a pacifist But tho' peace Is his objective He has no fear to see His own blood spilt His roots are with the rootless That's where he needs to be. He will die With total strangers But he will not live With me He feeds and shelters animals. Unselfish are his deeds. He gives away his worldly goods And has no notion of My needs. Lover look away a moment, Tho' the ghetto cries, Long enough To see the hunger in One person's eyes. Pa**ion For ecology. Compa**ion For minorities. He weeps to think that anyone Could ever be Alone. He's a seeker He's a saviour Who strives to Save the children But he's never had A child of his own. He's united With the universe He's at one With stars and sea He can love The whole damned human race Oh Then why is he So afraid to be In love With me?