Perfect Song

I wish there'd be a song that would

Stop the hunger and pain

Stop the poverty and strain

For once and for all time

Could there be a song that would

Make the soldiers drop their guns

Make the sun shine for the ones

Hurt by violence and crime

I wish there'd be a song that would

Soothe the souls of those who suffer

From their lives just getting tougher

Until all hatred's gone astray

And if there'd be a song that could

Fertilize the desert

Neutralize all hazard

I would write one right away

Once I wrote it we would sing it

And it would be a perfect song

Perfect verses

Perfect chorus

But I'm afraid I'd get it slightly wrong

I wish there'd be a song that would

Perform God's miracles

Make the lame stand up and walk

Give sight back to the blind

And if there'd be a song that could

Bring love and peace on earth

Tear down every crooked church

I'd write a dozen of the kind

Once I wrote it we would sing it

And it would be a perfect song

Perfect verses

Perfect chorus

But I'm afraid I'd get it slightly wrong

Once I wrote it we could sing it

And it would be a perfect song

Perfect verses

Perfect chorus

But I'm afraid I'd get it slightly wrong

Perfect verses

Perfect chorus

But I'm afraid it can't be done

Perfect Song