What The World Needs Now Is Love

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 everyoneLord, 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 timeWhat 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 everyoneLord, we don't need another meadow

There are cornfields and wheat fields enough to grow

There are sunbeams and moonbeams enough to shine

Oh, listen, lord, if you want to knowWhat 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, oh, but just for ever, every, everyoneWhat the world needs now is love, sweet love (oh, is love)

What the world needs now is love, sweet love (oh, is love)

What the world needs now is love, sweet love (oh, is love)

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BURT BACHARACH, HAL DAVIDPublished by

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