A Song of Hope

Verse 1 If I had a wish that I could keep And a way to read the signs I would give it to the child that weeps And prays for all mankind That he may find the wisdom For the way that we should be A world where we can learn to live In peace and harmony Chorus Can it be, we have a world, where we are free Can it be, we live as one, in our diversity Have we changed enough for man to build a better world? And will the banner of a global peace be finally unfurled Verse 2 Is this the time when everyone Should open up their eyes And is this the day we hope That we will finally realize That the world can live together Without the fear of pain And learn to love and not repeat The same mistakes again Chorus Can it be, we have a world, where we are free Can it be, we live as one, in our diversity Have we changed enough for man to build a better world? And will the banner of a global peace be finally unfurled Bridge We can change; we must find a way somehow We must change; the time to change is now Verse 3 Is this the world where we can learn To love our fellow man And find a way to get along In every way we can Our children must be taught The ways to live in peace Then the horrors of our violent past May one day finally cease Chorus Can it be, we have a world, where we are free Can it be, we live as one, in our diversity Have we changed enough for man to build a better world? And will the banner of a global peace be finally unfurled For John Hamilton's competition posted 17/07/20