It's a colorful world it's a beautiful world that we live [repeat] It's a colorful world She wears nose rings with weird things floating through her hair She is slightly embarrassed by everyone who stares And when she walks away you might say she's a little wild But she could rule the world when she opens up her mouth and smiles It's a colorful world that we live in, a colorful world that we live in It's a colorful world it's a beautiful world that we live in(repeat) Now he's been cheated, mistreated by the color of his skin He is rarely contrary over what should not have been And he holds up his head instead and he wears a smile What motivates him most is what he finds deep down inside Celebrate all our differences Instead of building these lasting fences What's in your heart matters most of all, most of all We have millions of children with possibilities From the streets of Nairobi to the hills of Tennessee Every hand you touch has a friend with a different name What makes this world a better place is that we're not the same