Lyrics
I'm sorry, but I don't want to be an emperor
That's not my business
I don't want to rule or conquer anyone
We all want to help one another
Human beings are like that
We want to live by each other's happiness
Not by each other's misery
We don't want to hate and despise one another
In this world there is room for everyone
And the good earth is rich
And can provide for everyone
The way of life can be free and beautiful
But we have lost the way
Greed has poisoned men's souls
Has barricaded the world with hate
Has goose-stepped us into misery and bloodshed
We have developed speed
But we have shut ourselves in
Machinery that gives abundance
Has left us in want
Our knowledge has made us cynical
Our cleverness, hard and unkind
We think too much