Lyrics
THE WORLD
the world is not a pleasant place
to be without
someone to hold and be held by
a river would stop
its flow if only
a stream were there
to receive it
an ocean would never laugh
if clouds weren’t there
to kiss her tears
the world is not
a pleasant place to be without
someone
All Songs © 2008 by Louis Rosen & Nikki Giovanni. Publisher: Lullwater Music, ASCAP. All Rights Reserved.
Poetry © 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999 by Nikki Giovanni
