One Mile World
It's easier to stare down at my feet
Avoid the hungry eyes of the beggar on the street
Keep walking past a single mom struggling to her car
With grocery bags and toddlers spilling from her arms
Who's got the time?
'Cause I've got enough to do to keep me busy for a week
Without somebody else's problems piling up on me
Convenience and compassion never travel hand in hand
I hear a still small voice asking me where I stand
In a one-mile world, in a one-mile world
You can turn your head if you don't want to see the hurt
So you don't ever have to go the second mile
In a one-mile world
It must break the heart of God to see the mess we've made down here
How we war and wound each other as we leave with this trail of tears
Would the world be any different if I did all I could do
All these chances I've been missing should break my heart
In a one-mile world, in a one-mile world
You can turn your head if you don't want to see the hurt
So you don't ever have to go the second mile
In a one-mile world
I've been lost and I've been broken
In need of love myself
God knows where I would be (God knows-)
If someone haven't given me some help
In a one-mile world, in a one-mile world
You can turn your head if you don't want to see the hurt
Or you can roll your sleeves up and get down into the dirt
'Cause somebody needs a hand for a little while
A friend who's gonna go the second mile
In a one-mile world, in a one-mile world
It must break the heart of God to see the mess we've made down here
Avoid the hungry eyes of the beggar on the street
Keep walking past a single mom struggling to her car
With grocery bags and toddlers spilling from her arms
Who's got the time?
'Cause I've got enough to do to keep me busy for a week
Without somebody else's problems piling up on me
Convenience and compassion never travel hand in hand
I hear a still small voice asking me where I stand
In a one-mile world, in a one-mile world
You can turn your head if you don't want to see the hurt
So you don't ever have to go the second mile
In a one-mile world
It must break the heart of God to see the mess we've made down here
How we war and wound each other as we leave with this trail of tears
Would the world be any different if I did all I could do
All these chances I've been missing should break my heart
In a one-mile world, in a one-mile world
You can turn your head if you don't want to see the hurt
So you don't ever have to go the second mile
In a one-mile world
I've been lost and I've been broken
In need of love myself
God knows where I would be (God knows-)
If someone haven't given me some help
In a one-mile world, in a one-mile world
You can turn your head if you don't want to see the hurt
Or you can roll your sleeves up and get down into the dirt
'Cause somebody needs a hand for a little while
A friend who's gonna go the second mile
In a one-mile world, in a one-mile world
It must break the heart of God to see the mess we've made down here
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Writer(s): Patrick Lee Black, Ben Storie
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