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 blessings
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, they're needin' you so bad,
Lord
Won't you help them find
the happiness and life you've given mine
Now I'll give a word of comfort
to a stranger who's 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
Lord, the world is way heavy on my mind
Lord, the world is way heavy on my mind