The Selfishness In Man-Ricky Skaggs

[ti:The Selfishness In Man] [ar:Ricky Skaggs] [al:Life Is A Journey] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Selfishness In Man - Ricky Skaggs [00:13.23]I saw a little beam of sunlight [00:17.98] [00:19.29]Steal across a purple sky [00:24.10] [00:24.80]And bend down to kiss a rosebud [00:29.73] [00:31.48]Oh it made me wanna cry [00:35.73] [00:37.23]To think that I had been permitted [00:41.61] [00:43.06]To see a part of nature's plan [00:48.76]Oh there's nothing that stands out [00:53.69]More than the selfishness in man [00:57.19] [01:01.74]Little children painting pictures [01:05.61] [01:07.30]Of the birds and apple trees [01:12.29]Oh why can't the grown up people [01:17.32] [01:19.19]Have the faith of one of these [01:24.21] [01:25.15]And to think those tiny fingers [01:29.91] [01:31.10]Might become a killer's hand [01:36.24]Oh there's nothing that stands out more [01:41.73] [01:43.22]Than the selfishness in man [01:47.40] [01:49.71]Why can't we see the folly [01:53.71] [01:55.45]And the uselessness of hate [01:59.64] [02:01.20]Love could lead to understanding [02:05.84] [02:07.45]Maybe it's not loo late [02:12.26] [02:13.19]Then perhaps in his great wisdom [02:17.71] [02:18.96]We might learn to understand [02:24.17]Then there'd be no shame or sorrow [02:30.14] [02:31.19]And no selfishness in man [02:35.68] [03:01.65]Why can't we see the folly [03:05.33] [03:07.01]And the uselessness of hate [03:11.54] [03:13.10]Love could lead to understanding [03:17.93] [03:19.43]Maybe it's not loo late [03:24.45] [03:25.01]Then perhaps in his great wisdom [03:29.29] [03:30.98]We might learn to understanding [03:36.53]Then there'd be no shame or sorrow [03:41.84] [03:43.09]And no selfishness in man