[Verse 1]
If I can help somebody as I travel along
If I can cheer somebody with a word or song
If I can shelter somebody whose far away from home

[Chorus]
Then my living shall not be in vain
Then my living shall not be in vain

[Verse 2]
If I can be a person, like a person
If I can spread love’s message, which is learned but also taught
If I can nurture someone in this world up wrought

[Chorus]
Then my living shall not be in vain
Then my living shall not be in vain
Then my living shall not be in vain