There's got to be some reason for all this misery A secret evil corporation somewhere overseas They're pulling strings, arranging things It's a conspiracy What about the ones who shape the course of history? What if we petitioned for one grand apology? I'll write to my prime minister You write your president Everybody's wondering how the world could get this way If God is good, then how it could be filled with so much pain It's not the age old mystery we've made it out to be Yea, there's a problem with the world And the problem with the world is me Well some would say the devil and his legions They've put us in a headlock of submission They lost all power over me, a long long time ago And since I was a kid, you know, I've caused a lot of hurt But no one taught me how to put myself first It came so very naturally I'm not a prodigy, no Everybody's wondering how the world could get this way If God is good, then how it could be filled with so much pain It's not the age old mystery we've made it out to be Yea, there's a problem with the world And the problem with the world is me So I will look no further than a mirror That's where the offender hides So great is my need for A Redeemer I cannot trust myself No, I cannot trust myself I cannot trust myself So I'll trust in someone else Oh, everybody's wondering how the world could get this way If God is good, then how it could be filled with so much pain It's not the age old mystery we've made it out to be Yea, there's a problem with the world And the problem with the world is me (The sooner you can sing along The sooner you can sing this song The sooner you can sing along The sooner you can sing this song) The sooner you can sing along The sooner you can sing this song The happier we'll be, the happier we'll be The sooner you can sing along The sooner you can sing this song The happier we'll be The problem with the world is me