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A Song to Share — A Better World

A Better World

By Jonathan Sprout and Dave Kinnoin

Listen to A Better World at Children’s Music Network

It doesn’t have to be a page in history.
It doesn’t have to bring you fame in any way.
A simple act will do –
A special gift from you –
That shines a little light on someone’s day and makes

Chorus: 
A better world for you,
A better world for me.
The journey starts within our hearts.
Each of us can make a better world.

A solitary spark can chase away the dark.
A single drop of rain helps the river run.
It doesn’t take that much –
A smile, a word, a touch –
And suddenly a miracle’s begun, and it’s

Chorus: 
A better world for you,
A better world for me.
The journey starts within our hearts.
Each of us can make a better world.

Keep believing if you dare.
You might find a hero there and make

Chorus: 
A better world for you,
A better world for me.
The journey starts within our hearts.
Each of us can make a better world.

Each of us can make a better
Place to build our dreams together.
Each of us can make a better world.


A note from the songwriters:

We wrote this to empower people, to help them realize that even though each of us is only one person, we can each make a big difference in making the world a better place.

We are more effective at helping others than we often think we are. Miracles can happen when we have a better understanding of how much we can help others, often in simple, little ways.

Available on the album More American Heroes by Jonathan Sprout
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