Found myself thinking about you today
When I conjured your classic expression
Nobody noticed me wearing it,
So I went on like it was mine

At some point I heard the word "time" slip out
With a thick southern drawl like my girlfriend's
Then I watched as my hands began talking like mom,
And I really started freaking out

Isn't it odd?  Take you and me -
We're two little ants in one giant community
But whether it's fate, or proximity
You're one of my people, the people I'm into - I miss you - yeah, I feel akin to you

Remember that guy at your job who got fired
When he slept with the boss' ex-wife?
He wound up in bed with your roommate's old girlfriend
Well, anyway, he said tell you "hi"

Isn't it odd?  Take you and me -
You carry around a big chunk of my history
And I didn't know I was behind the doors
'Till you called and the closet cracked openëcause you could see who I was

It's the people you know, the people who knew you
And wherever you go, they're the ones who get to you
They get in your head - in your dreams - in your soul
They're the people, the people, the people you know

I thought I'd flash back to my college days
And give his old number a call
I know he'd Thank God We're both Doing Fine
It's history, but he's in my mind
Oh, I've long moved away but those days wrote a book in my life ...

It's the people you know, the people who knew you
And the ones you let go, and the ones you let screw you
They get in your bed - in your dreams - in your soul
They're the ones you read up on when you check out the horoscopes
of people you know, and the people who love you
And the ones who you loved, they're forever a part of you now
In spite of the millions and billions you don't
It's the people, the people, the people you know