VERSE 1   Once upon a time   A dark, dreamless night   Covered a kingdom filled with the sound of its human cry   Then one came along   With a different song   And many were touched by the beautiful sound of his melody   Then one multiplied   And growing in size   The song, now an anthem, had filled the land with great harmony      Could this be said of you   Could it be said of me      CHORUS   What will we leave behind   What story will be read of our lives   Will it be marked in the pages of time   That the world is better   Because of what we leave behind      VERSE 2   Just look around   At where we are now   Will posterity thank us or blame us for what we are passing on   There's a new song to sing   A new story to read   Will we be the ones with courage enough   To leave this world better than when we arrived      CHORUS   What will we leave behind   What story will be read of our lives   Will it be marked in the pages of time   That the world is better   Because of what we leave behind   What story will be told of our lives   Will it be marked in the pages of time   That the world is better, so much better   Because of what we leave behind   What will we leave behind      Life, love, and happiness   A soul spent with no regrets   Life, love, and happiness   Leavin' with no regrets      What will we leave behind (repeat)