The Selfishness in Man - Ricky Skaggs

I saw a little beam of sunlight steal across a purple sky

And bend down to kiss a rosebud oh it made me wanna cry

To think that I had been permitted to see a part of nature’s plan

Oh, there’s nothing that stands out more than the selfishness in man

Little children painting pictures of the birds and apple trees

Oh, why can’t the grown up people have the faith of one of these

And to think those tiny fingers might become a killer’s hand

Oh, there’s nothing that stands out more than the selfishness in man

Why can’t we see the folly and the uselessness of hate

Love could lead to understanding maybe it’s not loo late

Then perhaps in his great wisdom we might learn to understand

Then there’d be no shame or sorrow and no selfishness in man

Why can’t we see the folly and the uselessness of hate

Love could lead to understanding maybe it’s not loo late

Then perhaps in his great wisdom we might learn to understand

Then there’d be no shame or sorrow and no selfishness in man…