Discover the story of the song > The World I Know – Collective Soul

The protagonist wonders if people still have a conscience and are kind. He drinks alone and feels sorry for himself in New York City. He questions if people are paying attention to love. The chorus talks about looking at the world from a high place and realizing it's the only world he knows, even though he laughs and cries at the same time. Overall, it seems like the protagonist is questioning the state of the world and his own place in it.