If I could have
the world the way I wanted,
I would set these children free.
I'd beat all those hungry children
down by the tracks.
I'd give mom and dad
some of their young years back.
I'd let all those crippled children
get up and run
I'd paint the blind and lead
them out into the shining sun
If I could have the world the way I wanted
What a day tomorrow could be
If I could have the world the way I wanted
I would set these children free
I'd pay the debts of all the poor
and let them start anew
I'd find each man who wants to work
a decent job to do
I'd give hope to the hopeless
and I'd give the sick their health
I'd give the high and mighty heart
to share the nation's wealth
If I could have the world the way I want it
What a day tomorrow could be
If I could have the world the way I want it
I would set these children free
I'd take all the sad and hungry people
off the street
Each weary walking cavalier
would have shoes upon his feet
I'd find the young men
in the far off places of the world
I'd bring home, you see,
their fathers, mothers,
and their girls
If I could have the world the way I wanted
What a day tomorrow could be
If I could have the world the way I wanted
I would set these children free
If I could have the world the way I wanted
What a day tomorrow could be
If I could have the world the way I want it
I would set these children free