In a war far away, what are they fighting for
Most of those problems that they cannot seem to get along 
If there were problems there, can't they solve them now 
Although you may not comprehend 
Peace is fought for in the end 

It's not a perfect world 
I don't want to lie 
Sometimes it makes me laugh 
Sometimes it makes me cry 

Will there be such a day when peace comes to stay
With all the problems in the world 
I can't tell you that it would 
Don't they know that through peace we could change the world
It's seems to me they know no more 
That peace is what they're fighting for 

It's not a perfect world 
I don't want to lie 
Sometimes it makes me laugh 
Sometimes it makes me cry 
I'm beginning to wonder why 
I won't tell no lie 
I just don't know why 
No matter how I try 
I wonder why 
I wonder why 

When I'm grown and a man, will I fight a war
I hope there'll be no wars by then 
But the fight for peace may never end 

It's not a perfect world 
I don't want to lie 
Sometimes it makes me laugh 
Sometimes it makes me cry 
It's not a perfect world 
I don't want to lie 
Sometimes it makes me laugh 
Sometimes it makes me cry 
It's not a perfect world 
I don't want to lie 
It's not a perfect world 
I don't want to lie 
It's not a perfect world 
I don't want to lie 
It's not a perfect world