Nina Simone Lyrics
"Isn't It A Pity"

Isn't it a pity

You don't know what I'm talking about yet

But I'm gonna tell you soon

It's a pity

Isn't it a pity

Isn't it a shame

Yes, how we break each other's hearts

And cause each other pain

How we take each other's love

Without thinking anymore

Forgetting to give back, forgetting to remember

Just forgetting a note of thank you

Isn't it a pity

Some things take so long

But how do I explain

Why not too many people can see that we are all just the same

We're all guilty

Because all the tears

Our eyes just can't hope to see

But I don't think it's applicable to me

The beauty that surrounds them

Child, isn't it a pity

How we take each other's love

The most precious thing without thinking anymore

Forgetting to give back, forgetting to keep open the door

But I understand some things take so long

But how do I explain

Why not too many people can see, we're just the same

And because of all their tears

Their eyes can't hope to see

The beauty that surrounds them

God, isn't it a pity

The beauty that surrounds them

It's a pity

The beauty that surrounds them

It's a pity

The beauty that surrounds us

And we don't see it

We think things are just the same

We've been programmed that way

Isn't it a pity

If you want to feel sorry

Isn't it a pity, isn't it a pity

The beauty sets the beauty that surrounds us

Because of all our tears

Our eyes can't hope to see

Maybe one day at least I'll see me

And just concentrate on givin', givin', givin', givin'

And till that day mankind don't stand a chance

Don't know nothin' about romance, everything is plastic

Isn't it a pity

My God