Folks sit around with their face in a frown and they gripe about the way things are
They're happy to recieve, but they hardly ever wanta give
Well neighbor, I'm so tired of complainin', so in the time remainin'
I'm gonna do my best to make the world a better place to live

Yes, now I'm gonna write a song that the whole wide world can sing
It's a-gonna be about sunshine and praise every livin' thing
It's a-gonna be about love, the one thing the world needs a lot more of
Well, I'm gonna write a song that the whole wide world can sing

Yeah, our forefathers had only faith in God
And the will to make the nation strong
So the old time religion could help 'em find a better way
Well, we need a liitle more soul savin' and a whole lot more flag wavin'
And there ain't no better time for us to start than today

Well now, I'm gonna write a song that the whole wide world can sing
It's a-gonna be about sunshine and praise every livin' thing
It's gonna be about love, the one thing the world needs a lot more of
I'm gonna write a song that the whole wide world can sin

I'm a-gonna write a song that the whole wide world can sing
It's a-gonna be about sunshine and praise every livin' thing
It's a-gonna be about love, the one thing the world needs a lot more of
I'm gonna write a song that the whole wide world can sing

Yeah, I'm gonna write a song that the whole wide world can sing
It's a-gonna be about sunshine and praise every livin' thing
It's a-gonna be about love, the one thing the world needs a lot more of
I'm gonna write a song that the whole wide world can sing