Written and composed by Michael Jackson and Lionel
Richie
(USA for Africa)


Lionel Richie
There comes a time when we heed a certain call

Lionel Richie & Stevie Wonder
When the world must come together as one

Stevie Wonder
There are people dying

Paul Simon
Oh, and it's time to lend a hand to life

Paul Simon & Kenny Rogers
The greatest gift of all

Kenny Rogers
We can't go on pretending day by day

James Ingram
That someone, somewhere will soon make a change

Tina Turner
We are all a part of God's great big family

Billy Joel
And the truth,

Tina Turner/Billy Joel
you know, love is all we need

Michael Jackson
We are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So let's start giving

Diana Ross
There's a choice we're making
We're saving our own lives

Michael Jackson & Diana Ross
It's true we'll make a better day
Just you and me

Dionne Warwick
Oh, Send them your heart
So they'll know that someone cares

Dionne Warwick & Willie Nelson
And their lives will be stronger and free

Willie Nelson
As God has shown us by turning stones to bread

Al Jarreau
And so we all must lend a helping hand

Bruce Springsteen
We are the world, we are the children

Kenny Logins
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So let's start giving

Steve Perry
Oh, there's a choice we're making
We're saving our own lives

Daryl Hall
It's true we'll make a better day
Just you and me

Michael Jackson
When you're down and out, there seems no hope at all

Huey Lewis
But if you just believe there's no way we can fall

Cyndi Lauper
Well, well, well, well let us realize that a change
can only come

Kim Carnes
When we

Kim Carnes/Cyndi Lauper/Huey Lewis
stand together as one

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
We are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So let's start giving

Bob Dylan
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

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

Bob Dylan
It's true we'll make a better day
Just you and me

Chorus:
We are the world, we are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So let's start giving

Ray Charles
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