What the World Needs Now Lyrics by Glee Cast

(Originally by Burt Bacharach)

Mercedes:
What the world needs now is love, sweet love
It's the only thing that there's just too little of

Rachel with Alumni, New Directions, and Will:
What the world needs now is love, sweet love

Rachel:
No, not just for some but for everyone

Artie:
Lord, we don't need another mountain
There are mountains and hillsides enough to climb

Artie with Kurt:
There are oceans and rivers enough to cross

Will (with Kurt)
Enough to last (til the end of time)

Blaine with Alumni and New Directions:
Til the end of time

Rachel with Alumni, New Directions, and Will:
What the world needs now is love, sweet love

Rachel (and Kurt with Alumni, New Directions, and Will):
It's the only thing that there's (just too little of)

Rachel with Alumni, New Directions, and Will:
What the world needs now is love, sweet love
No, not just for some but for everyone

Will:
Lord, we don't need another meadow
There are corn fields and wheat fields enough to grow

Sam:
There are sunbeams and moonbeams enough to shine

Blaine with Rachel, Alumni, New Directions, and Will:
Oh, listen lord, if you want to

Blaine and Rachel with Alumni, New Directions, and Will:
Know

Rachel with Alumni, New Directions, and Will (Mercedes):
What the world (What the world)
Needs now (Needs now)
Is love, sweet love (Love, sweet love)
It's the only thing that there's (There's just)
Just too little of (Too little of)

What the world needs now (What the world needs now)
Is love, sweet love (Oh, oh)
No, not just for some (No, not just for some)
Oh, but just (Just)
For (For every)
Everyone

Alumni, New Directions, and Will (Mercedes):
What the world needs now (What the world needs is love)
Is love, sweet love (Oh, oh)

Rachel with Alumni, New Directions, and Will (Mercedes):
It's the only thing (Ooh)
That there's just (Just)

Rachel with Mercedes, Alumni, New Directions, and Will (Mercedes):
Too little of (Yeah)

Rachel with Alumni, New Directions, and Will (Mercedes):
What the world needs now (What the world needs now)
Is love, sweet love (Is sweet love)
No, not just for some (Woah)
Oh, but just (Just)
For (For)
Every (Every)

Rachel with Mercedes, Alumni, New Directions, and Will:
Everyone (Alumni, New Directions, and Will: Everyone)