Fanfare For The Common Man Written by Aaron Copland Lead vocals by James Young another new day takes up on you a fanfare wakes the land the naked lives just a shining down at the dawn of the common man outside in the madding crowd he laughs along the way traffic city, what a pity it doesn't have a word to say troubled people, billions of people they can't seem to understand the ringing ears are unable to hear the sounds of the natural plan yeah yeah yeah