Why can't folks get along with one another? It was Jesus said, "You got to love your brother" No one seems to notice all the evil in the air No one seems to really give a damn if it is there Oh, what's this world comin' to? Hope for love, come on through, come on through I said, I said said, people finally get themselves together Makin' life, ooh, a whole lot better, yeah, yeah Some folks got a lot, and some are hungry Well I said some folks got to live from day to day Rich folks spend their time just countin' money Poor folks really ain't got much to say, ain't got much to say What's this world comin' to? Hope for love, come on through, come on through I said now people finally get it together Makin' life, a whole lot better, yeah, yeah What's this world comin' to? What's this world comin' to? What's this world comin' to? What's this world comin' to? What's this world comin' to? What's this world comin' to? Oh people got to get their things together Ain't no time to lose just time to die All of us can make this world a better place to be All of us can feel how good it feels to be free Woah, what's this world comin' to? Yeah Hope for love, come on through, me and you People got to get it together Makin' life better, whole lot better