USA for Africa - We Are the World - 1985
Letra
There comes a time
When we heed
A certain call,
When the world
Must come together as one.
There are people dying,
And it's time to lend a hand to life,
The greatest gift of all.
We can't go on
Pretending day by day
That someone, somewhere
Will soon make a change.
We're a part
Of God's great big family.
And the truth, you know,
Love is all we need.
[Chorus:]
We are the world.
We are the children.
We are the ones
Who make a brighter day,
So let's start giving.
There's a choice we're making.
We're saving
Our own lives.
It's true,
We'll make a better day,
Just you and me.
Send them your heart
So they'll know that someone cares,
And their lives will be stronger and free.
As God has shown us
By turning stones to bread,
And so we all
Must lend a helping hand.
[Chorus]
When you're down and out,
There seems no hope at all.
But if you just believe,
There's no way we can fall.
Well, well, well, let us realize
That a change can only come
When we stand
Together as one.
[Repeat Chorus]
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USA for Africa musicians
Conductor
Soloists (in order of appearance)
Chorus (alphabetically)
• Mario Cipollina (of Huey Lewis and the News)
• Johnny Colla (of Huey Lewis and the News)
• Bill Gibson (of Huey Lewis and the News)
• Chris Hayes (of Huey Lewis and the News)
• Sean Hopper (of Huey Lewis and the News)
• Anita Pointer (of The Pointer Sisters)
• June Pointer (of The Pointer Sisters)
• Ruth Pointer (of The Pointer Sisters)
Instrument players
• John Barnes – keyboards & arrangement
• David Paich – synthesizers
• Michael Boddicker – synthesizers, programming
• Ian Underwood - synthesizers, programming
• Paulinho da Costa – percussion
• Louis Johnson – synth bass
• Michael Omartian – keyboards
• Greg Phillinganes – keyboards
• John Robinson – drums