Lord if you will, lend me your ear
It seems like this old world's beyond repair
But tell me does it have to be


Can we summon the will, come up with the faith
There are those who say we haven't got a prayer

Nor have we the strength to bear
This impossible world


Death if you will, give me your hand
For there are some things I'll never understand
Could someone explain to me


How many lives, how many tears must fall
Before we learn we're going nowhere

Not unless we learn to share
This impossible world


Is that a tear in the eye of the storm
A hint of fear in the relative calm
It appears all attempts to feel so safe and warm

Are all in vain

When I was a child, I opened my eyes

And beheld a world of possibility
Though now all there seems to be
Is an impossible world


Still there's a song that I sing in my heart
There's a light that I see in the dark

And a voice that has softly whispered to my soul
Do not be afraid


Lord if you will, lend me your ear
It seems like this old world's beyond repair
Oh tell me does it have to be

Such an impossible world