I'd like to buy the world a home
And furnish it with love
Grow apple trees and honey bees
And snow white turtle doves
I'd like to teach the world to sing
In perfect harmony
I'd like to hold it in my arms
And keep it company

We'll pass the test
The test of time
We'll pass the test
The test of time
We'll pass the test
The test of time
We'll pass the test
The test of time

It's the real thing
It's the real thing
That is what the world
Wants today
It's the real thing
It's the real thing
That is what the world
Wants today
I'd like to see the world for once
All standing hand in hand
And hear them echo through the hills
For peace throughout this land

I'd like to teach the world to sing
In perfect harmony
I'd like to hold it in my arms
And keep it company
(eh, eh, ooh)

We'll pass the test
The test of time
We'll pass the test
The test of time
We'll pass the test
The test of time
We'll pass the test
The test of time

It's the real thing
It's the real thing
That is what the world
Wants today
It's the real thing
It's the real thing
That is what the world
Wants today
It's the real thing
It's the real thing
That is what the world
Wants today