I'm caught up in the push and shove

The daily grind, the burning tires, the spinning wheels

I wonder what I'm doing here

Day to day, year to year, standing still

Somewhere there's a teacher with a heart that never quits

Staying after school to help some inner-city kids

A mother who's a volunteer, a soldier in the fight

I can't help but ask myself when I lay down at night

Did I make a difference in somebody's life?

What hurts did I heal, what wrongs did I right?

Did I raise my voice in defense of the truth?

Did I lend my hand to the destitute?

When my race is run, when my song is sung

Will I have to wonder

Did I make a difference?

I'm working hard to make a living

And forgetting what true living is

I'm taking more than giving, something's missing, Lord

How long can I go on like this?

Cause there's a lonely old man down the street and I should be ashamed

I've never been to see him, I don't even know his name

There's kids without their supper in my own neighborhood

Will I look back one day and say that I did all I could?

Did I make a difference in somebody's life?

What hurts did I heal, what wrongs did I right?

Did I raise my voice in defense of the truth?

Did I lend my hand to the destitute?

When my race is run, when my song is sung

Will I have to wonder

Did I make a difference?

Did others see Jesus in me?

Will I have to wonder

Did I make a difference?