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In the world
I'd like to tell you
About the strangest secret
In the world
In the world
In the world
Not long ago
Albert Schweitzer
The great Doctor
And Nobel Prize winner
Was being interviewed in London
And a reporter asked him
"Doctor, what's wrong with men today?"
The great doctor was silent a moment
And then he said
"Men simply don't think!"
And it's about this
That I want to talk with you
We live today in a golden age
This is an era
That man has looked forward
Dreamed of
And worked toward
For thousands of years
But since it's here
We pretty well take it for granted
We in America
Are particularly fortunate
To live in the richest land
That ever existed
On the face of the earth
A land of abundant opportunity
For everyone
But do you know what happens?
I'd like to tell you
About the strangest secret
In the world
In the world
In the world
I'd like to tell you
About the strangest secret
In the world
In the world
In the world
Let's take 100 men
Who start even
At the age of 25
Do you have any idea
What will happen to those men
By the time they are 65?
These 100 men
Who all start even
At the age of 25
Believe they're going
To be successful
If you asked any one of these men
If he wanted to be a success
He'd tell you that he did
And you'd notice that
He was eager toward life
That there was a certain
Sparkle to his eye
An erectness to his carriage
And life seemed like
A pretty interesting adventure to him
But by the time they're 65
One will be rich
Four will be financially independent
Five will still be working
54 will be broke
Now, think a moment
Out of the 100
Only five make the grade
Why do so many fail?
What has happened
To the sparkle that was there
When they were 25?
What's become of the dreams
The hopes, the plans?
And why is there
Such a large disparity between
What these men
Intended to do
And what they
Actually accomplished?
I'd like to tell you
About the strangest secret
In the world
In the world
In the world
I'd like to tell you
About the strangest secret
In the world
In the world
In the world