I saw a little beam of sunlight

Steal across a purple sky

And bend down to kiss a rosebud

Oh it made me wanna cry

To think that i had been permitted

To see a part of nature's plan

Oh there's nothing that stands out

More than the selfishness in man

Little children painting pictures

Of the birds and apple trees

Oh why can't the grown up people

Have the faith of one of these

And to think those tiny fingers

Might become a killer's hand

Oh there's nothing that stands out more

Than the selfishness in man

Why can't we see the folly

And the uselessness of hate

Love could lead to understanding

Maybe it's not too late

Then perhaps in his great wisdom

We might learn to understand

Then there'd be no shame or sorrow

And no selfishness in man