Heaven please, send to all mankind Understanding and peace of mind But if it's not asking too much Please, send me someone to love Show all the world how to get along Peace will enter when hate is gone And if it's not asking too much Please, send me someone to love I lay awake night and ponder world troubles And my answer is always the same That unless men put an end to this terrible thing Hate will put the world in a flame, oh what a shame Just because I'm in misery I'm not begging for no sympathy But if it's not asking too much Please, send me someone to love ...