I Want a World

I want a world,
Without all the hating
Why can't we try,
To relate to the people that we see?

I want a world,
Where everybody dances
Why can't we all,
Just raise our voices and sing?

I want a world,
Full of second chances
Because we don't know,
Just what tomorrow might bring

I want a world!
Full of opportunity,
Where how high you go,
Can only be measured by the sky!
If for one second,
We could stop screaming,
I really think,
That everyone could fly!

I want a world,
Where joy runs rampant
Because everyone can see,
The light of love that's in our eyes

I want a world,
Without all the pleading
Because it hurts,
To see how many need

I want a world,
Full of passion and beauty
But that won't be because,
We are destroying everything

I! Want a world...
That gives more than it takes!
There are too many lessons to be learned,
How long before all our hearts break?!
The base desires,
That drive us to our knees,
Are taking over,
Won't somebody stop all this please...?

I want a world,
Where nobody dies,
For someone elses foolish mistakes,
Up to now, I have been denied!

I want a world,
Where nobody cries,
Except from the happiness,
That we should all feel inside

I want a world,
Where nobody lies
This probably won't happen,
But it doesn't mean we shouldn't try!

I want a world,
Where we all move as one,
Because the worst thing that could happen to a soul,
Is for it to live alone...

jlp August 13, 2008-Revised May 26, 2010