I woke up today a song was swimming in my head   And I hummed it to myself as I got out of bed   And on the way to take a shower it all just dawned on me   That a song like this just might go down in history   I quickly ran back to get my guitar   A pen and some paper      'cause this whole world needs an anthem   And I'm trying to put the words where they belong   Yeah this whole world needs an anthem   And I'm hoping everyone will sing along      Well I quickly got to work and put the song in gear   And my neighbor rang the doorbell said it caught his ear   I was playing it so loud the whole neighborhood could hear   And at night from every household it became quite clear   Everyone was singing along   The same notes the same song   Or maybe I heard it wrong      'cause this whole world needs an anthem   And I'm trying to put the words where they belong   Yeah this whole world needs an anthem   And I'm hoping everyone will sing along.