Higher Ground

1. People, keep on learnin'

Soldiers, keep on warrin'

World, keep on turnin'

'Cause it won't be too long

Powers, keep on lyin',

While your people, keep on dyin'

World, keep on turnin',

'Cause it won't be too long

R: I'm so darn glad he let me try it again

Cause my last time on earth

I lived a whole world of sin

I'm so glad that I know more than I knew then

2. Gonna keep on tryin'

Till I reach the highest ground

Teachers, keep on teachin'

Preachers, keep on preachin'

World, keep on turnin'

'Cause it won't be too long

Oh, no

Lovers, keep on lovin'

While believers, keep on believin'

Sleepers, just stop sleepin'

'Cause it won't be too long

Oh, no !

R: I'm so darn glad...

3. Gonna keep on tryin'

Till I reach the highest ground

An' Stevie knows that, uh,

no-body's gonna bring me down.

Till I reach the highest ground

'Cause me 'n' Stevie, see,

we're gonna be a sailin' on the funky sound

Till I reach the highest ground

Bustin' out, an I'll break you out,

'cause I'm sailin' on.

Till I reach the highest ground

Just, uh, sailin' on sailin' on the higher ground

Till I reach the highest ground