By Athena Stairs, October 26, 2026
Verse:
Came home alone late last evenin’
Hard to think of what’s been said
Try as we might its been a horror
There are no rights in common dread
‘Cept what greed has taken from us
Without honor they break trust
Without accountin’ win our losin’
It’s me and you who pay that cost
Chorus:
But it’s a wide world
We’ve got to share philosophies
And its a bright world
Electronics help us see
And it’s a hopeful world
Yeah it’s up to you and me
And it’s a rich world
Even when in poverty
Verse:
Don’t ask the jailer for his key ring
When you’re trapped without release
It’s his job to keep you in there
Where the corrupt bend your knees
All you can do is endure it
As you pass the hardest test
But keep lookin’ for an answer
Show up in your very best
Chorus:
‘Cause it’s a good world
No matter what they tell you
And it’s a free world
No matter what they try to sell you
And its a fine world
Without a killing season
And its a right world
We’ve got to reach for better reason
Verse:
Rotten cracked down to foundations
Not even justice can atone
When all you can do is to steer clear
Feel the ache deep in your bones
It’s our pride that will redeem us
And Mother Nature’s healing hands
So when they set the hounds upon you
Remember this and make your stand
Chorus:
Because it’s our world
Yeah speak it to the night
When its a dark world
We’ve got to walk into that light
And in this old world
Just believe in our birth rights
We’ll make a new world
Come on and take it to new heights
Chorus:
‘Cause it’s a good world
No matter fear their breedin’
Oh yeah it’s our world
In every drought and every season
And in a right world
There’ll be no more need for grievin’
To make this new world
We’ve gotta put a stop to thievin’
Chorus:
Oh yes it’s our world
In any rhyme or reason
And it’s a good world
No matter lies they keep on feedin’
And it’s our birth world
There’s no way that we’re leavin’
And in this open world
Come on and share your wildest dreamin’
