Workin' On A World

I got so down and troubled

I nearly lost my head

I started wakin’ every morning

Filled with sadness, fear, and dread

The world I took for granted

Was crashing to the ground

And I realized I might not live long enough

To see it turn around

But then I got to thinkin’

Of the ones who came before

And all the sacrifices that they made

To open up so many doors

Doors I got to walk through

On streets paved for me

By people who were workin’ on a world

They never got to see

Now I’m workin’ on a world I may never see

Joinin’ forces with the warriors of love

Who came before and will follow you and me

I get up in the mornin’ knowing I’m privileged to be

Workin’ on a world I may never see

I don’t have all the answers

To the troubles of the day

But neither did all our ancestors

And they persevered anyway

When I see a little baby

Reaching out it’s arms to me

I remember why I’m workin’ on a world

I may never see