While we're drinking our martinis
There's a little child
That's starving in Biafra
And the good life that I'm living
Makes me happy but not blind
For I see my neighbors dying
For the freedom
That I always took for granted
And the world
Is weighing heavy on my mind
As I hold and kiss my woman
And caress our healthy children
I feel sympathy
For all the lonely souls
Who search for love
But never find
And I wish to God
They had the love
And happiness that I've got
For their tears
Are weighing heavy on my mind
God, I thank you for my blessing's
And I'll try hard to deserve them
And each day I hope I'm better
Than the day I left behind
But I see the poor and sad, Lord
And they're needing you so bad, Lord
Won't you help them find the happiness
In life you've given mine?
Now I'll give a word of comfort
To a stranger who is down
And needs a buddy
And I'll try to be the kind of friend
We seek but seldom find
And I'll give a little more
Than I've received of human kindness
For the world
Is weighing heavy on my mind
Lord, the world
Is weighing heavy on my mind