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

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 the lonely souls that 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 blessin's
And I'll try hard to deserve 'em
And each day I hope I'm better
Than the day I left behind

For I see the poor and sad, Lord
And they're needin' you so bad Lord
Won't you help 'em find the happiness in life
You've given mine?

Now I'll give a word of comfort
To a stranger who's down and need 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
For the world is weighing heavy on my mind
This old world is weighing heavy on my mind