Don'T Have To Be This Way

I just wanna say Don't have to be this way Don't care what people say Don't have to be this way We can all have a better day Where the children learn to play Listen to the words of wisdom And perfect the hell-bent system That pits brothers against brothers And sisters against sisters too The Arab and the Jew The Caucasians, the Polynesians And the Chinese too Remember the African, The West Indian and Brazilian too Its me and you Why is the world bent On the future and not the present While we focus on the unseen Lets focus on the pastures, make them green Lets focus on the air, just keep it clean Its a problem when we are not in tandem You pulling here, me pulling there Embroiled in conflict Polluting the atmosphere And today I write a story Wishing for kind deeds and glory To unite the globe with peace and love Sparing the lamb, freeing the dove Start a new dawn , free from scorn Welcoming humanity , To a bright and sunny morn These are the hopes I have And within me I am glad That my notes may inspire Breathing hope with a burning desire To set our hearts free, You and me To awaken the blind, let them see That's all it takes, to relieve the misery Of a human heartache, pangs of pain From which there are only losses Nothing to gain. So lets rekindle the flame Let love take over again And start a sweet refrain Let Humanity reign.