I'm a little bitty man in a great big world Struggling hard to be heard by someone It can't be denied that I'm in need But what I need is to be really free You've been passing me right by But now it's time you heard my cry Hey, what about me? I say, hey, what about me? A little more love and a little less hate Will make this world a happy place You know it's true If you search your heart you'll find That someone you have pushed behind Is a man just like you I'm a man and I'm this upright That's why you hear me cry and lie Hey, what about me? I'm not the kind to complain about things That are small or mean nothing at all But I find there's no need of trying to deny There's love in the blood Hey, hey, hey, what about me? Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh Every man has a right to be free Regardless of his race Freedom makes a stand in his own manner Freedom takes its own place I say, hey, hey, hey, what about me?