1. There comes a time when we hear a certain callWhen the world must come together as one There are people dyingand its time to lend a hand to lifeThe greatest gift of all
2. We can't go on pretending day by dayThat someone, somehow will soon make a changeWe are all a part of God's great big familyAnd the truth, you know,Love is all we need
3. We are the world, we are the childrenWe are the ones who make a brighter daySo let's start givingThere's a choice we're makingWe're saving our own livesit's true we'll make a better dayJust you and me
4. Send them your heart so they'll know that someone caresSo their cries for help will not be in vainWe can't let them suffer no, we cannot tell them to waitRight now they need our helping hand
5. We are the world, we are the childrenWe are the ones who make a brighter daySo let's start givingThere's a choice we're makingWe're saving our own livesit's true we'll make a better dayJust you and me When you're down and out, there seems no hope at allBut if you just believe there's no way we can fallLet us realize that a change can only comeWhen we stand together as one
6. We are the world, we are the childrenWe are the ones who make a brighter daySo let's start givingThere's a choice we're makingWe're saving our own livesit's true we'll make a better dayJust you and me x4
7. We All Need Somebody that we can lean onWhen you wake up look around and see that your dreams goneWhen the earthquakes would help you make it through the stormWhen the floor breaks a magic carpet to stand onWe are the world united by love so strongWhen the radio isn't on you can hear this songI got a light on the dark road you're walking onA sign posted to find the dreams you thought was goneSomeone to help you move the obstacles you stumbbled onSomeone to help you rebuild after the rumbles goneWe are the world connected by a common bond , LOVEThe whole planet singing along
8. We are the world, we are the childrenWe are the ones who make a brighter daySo let's start givingTheres a choice we're makingWe're saving our own livesits true we'll make a better dayJust you and meEveryday citizens, everybody pitching inYou say more love, you say no moreYou sensing more, you sensing more loveYou and I, you and I Twelve days no water where's your will to live?we'll amplify the loveand watch it multiplyfeeling like the world's endwe can make the world winlike Katrina, Africa, Indonesia,and now Haiti needs usthey need us, they need us
9. We are the world, we are the childrenWe are the ones who make a brighter daySo let's start givingTheres a choice we're makingWe're saving our own livesits true we'll make a better dayJust you and meHaiti, Haiti, Haiti...