A Perfect World

 Provide a firm foundation

To tame a desolate land

Building a bountiful refuge

Profess the dignity of man

We give until it hurts

But do we hurt with what we give?

CHORUS

Utopian plans

Utopian dreams

Tantalizingly close

And always it seems

Sacrifice

All we’re worth

To build that heaven

Here on the earth

Excess or austerity

Let a new world emerge

Bound with grand totality

Man’s irresistible urge

If we build it they will come

But what will come of that we build?

CHORUS

One more dollar

One more day

Round the bend

There’s a way

Pave the streets

All in gold

Save men’s souls

We’ve been told

Reach for power

Force a change

Never doubting

That we’ll arrange it right

CHORUS