[Verse 1] If I can help somebody as I travel along If I can cheer somebody with a word or song If I can shelter somebody whose far away from home [Chorus] Then my living shall not be in vain Then my living shall not be in vain [Verse 2] If I can be a person, like a person If I can spread love’s message, which is “Learn, but also taught” If I can nurture someone in this world up wrought [Chorus] Then my living shall not be in vain Then my living shall not be in vain Then my living shall not be in vain