What the world needs now is love, sweet love
It's the only thing, that there's just too little of
What the world needs now is love, sweet love
No, not just for some, but for everyone
Lord, we don't need another mountain
There are mountains and hillsides enough to climb
And there are oceans and rivers enough to cross
Enough to last 'til the end of time
What the world needs now is love, sweet love
It's the only thing, that there's just too little of
What the world needs now is love, sweet love
No, not just for some, but for everyone (everyone)
Lord, we don't need another meadow (another meadow)
There are cornfields and wheat fields enough to grow (enough to grow)
There are sunbeams and moonbeams enough to shine
Oh, listen Lord (listen Lord) if you wanna know
What the world needs now (what about now?)
Is love (we need love) sweet love (sweet love)
It's the only thing (oh, my-my)
(There's just) just too little of (too little of)
What the world (what the world) needs now (needs right now)
Is love, sweet love
No, not just for some, but just for everyone, every, everyone
What the world needs now is love, sweet love
What the world (what the world) needs now (needs now)
Is love (love), sweet love (sweet, sweet, sweet love)
What the world needs right about now is love, sweet love
What the world needs now (needs now)
Is love (love), sweet love (not a lot of things but love is what we need)
What the world needs now is love, sweet love
What the world needs now is love, sweet love
It's the only thing that there's just too little of
What the world (what the world) needs now (needs right now)
Is love (love), sweet love (sweet love)
No, not just for some, no, no, no, no
Oh, but just (just) for (for) everyone, everyone
What the world needs now is love, sweet love (sweet love)
It's the only thing that there's just too little of (too little of)
What the world needs now is love, sweet love
