Verse 1 I’ve seen fortunes rise like towers in the sky, and I’ve seen mothers pray to get by. Some folks have more than they’ll ever use, while others walk miles in worn-out shoes. And I ain’t saying’ every rich man’s blind — Some got hearts that shine like a holy sign. But there are a few who’d watch the hungry bleed, just to feed that bottomless well of greed. Chorus Oh, I wish I could take from the greedy, give it all back to the needy. Spread the love ‘round like the air we breathe, Lift every soul equally. I’m not trying to be Robin Hood, but if I had the power, Lord, I’d set us free — Turn this world from greedy to plentiful and joyful, and the needy to wholesome and happy. Lord, if I had that power, I would love to see how this world would be. Verse 2 Some climb high and forget the ground, forget the hands that helped them up. They build their walls, they guard their gates, while the poor drink sorrow from an empty cup. But I still believe in the good ones left, the ones who give even when they’ve got less. It ain’t the money, it’s the heart inside. It’s the way we lift each other when the world divides. Chorus Oh, I wish I could take from the greedy, give it all back to the needy. Spread the love ‘round like the air we breathe, Lift every soul equally. I’m not trying to be Robin Hood, but if I had the power, Lord, I’d set us free — Turn this world from greedy to plentiful and joyful, the needy to wholesome and happy. Lord, if I had that power, I would love to see how this world would be. Bridge Imagine a world where nobody’s cold, where every child eats, where no one’s sold. Where kindness is the currency we all hold, and love is worth more than silver or gold. I close my eyes, and I see that place — A world reborn by human grace, a world with much more space! Final Chorus Oh, I wish I could take from the greedy, give it all back to the needy. Let compassion be the law we heed, let every heart plant a brand-new seed. If I had the power, Lord, I’d set us free — Turn the greedy to plentiful and joyful and the needy to wholesome and happy. Lord, if I had that power, I would love to see how this world would be.