Story Behind The Song

The song was inspired by 9/11, poverty and war and the need for everyone to join together and focus efforts on saving the human race.

Song Description

The song, which is about 9/11, poverty and war, expresses the need for everyone to join together and focus efforts on saving the human race.

Lyrics

The World Keeps Spinning Round
By Douglas E. Adair and Fred Barreto © 2004


Verse 1
I saw the pictures on the TV
It was really more than I could bear
How could anyone ever imagine
Such a heinous, cowardly act of terror?

They say the world stopped spinning
Everything changed forever on that day
But it seems like nothing much has changed
Hate and inhumanity still have their way

Chorus
And thereÂ?s no way of keeping score
To know whoÂ?s winning or losing ground
And while thousands more descend on deathÂ?s waiting door
The world keeps spinning round

Instrumental Break

Verse 2
ThereÂ?s a ragged boy of five
And heÂ?s standing out on the street
HeÂ?s begging strangers for pennies
But all he really wants is something to eat

HeÂ?ll lay down tonight cold and lonely
Fighting hunger so painfully deep
And if he doesnÂ?t wake in the morning
Will anybody really lose any sleep?

Chorus
And thereÂ?s no way of keeping score
To know whoÂ?s winning or losing ground
And while thousands more descend on deathÂ?s waiting door
The world keeps spinning round
Round and round, round and round
Round and round, the world keeps spinning round

Bridge
ThereÂ?s so much talk about saving the planet
What about saving the human race?
When thereÂ?s not a single person left standing
The world will still be spinning, the world will still be spinning in space
Round and round, round and round
Round and round, the world keeps spinning round

Verse 3
WhatÂ?s to stop this awful madness
And all the lunatics so bent on waging war
Will they ever be contented?
Or will they only want for more and more?

If the lessons learned from history
ArenÂ?t enough to substantiate the case
Then the most fortunate among us
Are the ones already gone to meet their fate

Chorus
And thereÂ?s no way of keeping score
To know whoÂ?s winning or losing ground
And while thousands more descend on deathÂ?s waiting door
The world keeps spinning round
Round and round, round and round
Round and round, the world keeps spinning round

Top 10 List	Rank
World - South American	#2

Playlist Creator	Playlist Name	Date Added
Roy Elkins	World 2019	11/19/2018