I sat up thinkin' late last night

Do they have a way to count the stars

There's a lot of scientific minds

That claim to know what all the answers are

Well if that's the case

How much does the world weigh

Somebody's probably worked it out

You can look up what the experts say

But all you gotta do is look around

You'd be surprised who knows



Ask that woman tryin' to make the rent

And pay the bills and feed the kids

Six months ago their daddy walked away

Ask that man whose family stayed around

'Cause he finally put that bottle down

Now he has to fight that battle every day

Hey, how much does the world weigh



Human spirit is a funny thing

How far it bends before it breaks

To keep the world from caving in

How much strength does it take

Well don't ask me



Ask that couple in the waiting room

The doctors say it's still too soon

It's their little girl, all they can do is pray

Ask that little boy who's gotta choose

Mom or Dad, either way he'll lose

They're breakin' up and he thinks he's to blame

Hey, how much does the world weigh



Ask that man hangin' on the cross

His last breath will save the lost

The answer's in the tears on his face

Hey, how much does the world weigh

Well, how much does the world weigh

Well, how much does the world weigh