What the world needs now
Is love, sweet love
It's the only thing that there's just too little of

Lord we don't need another mountain
There are mountains and hillsides
Enough to climb
There are oceans and rivers
Enough to cross, enough to last
'Till 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

Lord we don't need another meadow
There are corn fields and wheat fields
Enough to grow
There are sun beams and moon beams
Enough to shine
Oh listen Lord if you want to know

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
No, no, no
No not just for some but for everyone
Everyone

What the world needs now
Is love, sweet love
(What we need now, what the world needs now)
Oh oh
What the world needs now
Is love
Sweet, sweet love

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Writer(s): Burt Bacharach, Hal David