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