The Impossible World

Lord, if you will lend me your ear
 It seems like this old world's beyond repair
 But tell me, does it have to be?
 Can we summon the will come up with the faith?
 There are those who say we haven't got a prayer
 Nor have we the strength to bear
 This impossible world
 Death, if you will give me your hand
 For there are some things I'll never understand
 Could someone explain to me
 How many lives, how many tears must fall?
 Before we learn we're going nowhere
 Not unless we learn to share
 This impossible world
 Is that a tear in the eye of the storm?
 A hint of fear in the relative calm?
 It appears all attempts to feel so safe and warm
 Are all in vain
 When I was a child I opened my eyes
 And beheld a world of possibility
 Though now all there seems to be
 Is an impossible world
 Still there's a song that I sing in my heart
 There's a light that I see in the dark
 And a voice that has softly whispered to my soul
 Do not be afraid
 Lord, if you will lend me your ear
 It seems like this old world's beyond repair
 Oh, tell me, does it have to be
 Such an impossible world?