I saw a little beam of sunlight steal across a purple sky
And bend down to kiss a rosebud, oh, it made me wanna cry
To think that I had been per mitted to see a part of nature's plan
Oh, there's nothin' that stands out more than the selfishness in man
Little children paintin' pictures of the birds and apple trees
Oh, why can't the grown up people have the faith of one of these
And to think those tiny fingers might be come a killer's hand
Oh, there's nothing that stands out more than the selfishness in man.
Why can't we see the folly and the uselessness of hate
Love could lead to under standing maybe it's not loo late
Then per haps in His great wisdom we might learn to under stand
Then there'd be no shame or sorrow and no selfishness in man.
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Then per haps in his great wisdom we might learn to under stand
Then there'd be no shame or sorrow and no selfishness in man