What the world needs now is a little faith hope and love
A little tenderness and mercy raining down from above
What the world needs now more than ever before
Is a time to heal and a time to restore
It's a wondrous place, this world that we live in
Let go of the poisonous bitterness and be forgivin'
Carefully place your feet and, upon solid ground, stand fast
Helping each other out is the way we will last
The challenges we go through help us to grow true
Mistakes teach us as hard lessons reach us
And find us stronger and better than we were
Life is tough, but we are too; we will endure
What the world needs now is to give love a chance
To grace a stranger with a more than passing glance
To look into the face of a mortal enemy
And dare to find a place of peace and unity
Let not the sun go down on your anger and hate
There is time to turn around, it is not too late
Perfectly imperfect is what we are
Still beautiful and bright as the evening star
What the world needs now is people who still care
What the world needs now are stories to share
There is one thing the world today seems to lack
We all need to find our way back
To the place of faith, family, and grace
Don't forget where you've been and where you're from
On the way to get where you're going
Lift up your voice and add it to the song
And find that what's been missing
Has been there all along