USA for Africa - We Are the World - 1985

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]