let's not forget this place

let's not neglect our race

let unity become

life on earth be one

so let me take your hand

we are but grains of sand

born through the winds of time

given a special sign

so let's take a stand

and look around us nowpeople

let's take a stand

and look around us nowpeople

eeyea oheeyea oheeyea ohby yah

to a different beat

eeyea oheeyea oheeyea ohby yah

humanity's lost face

let's understand its grace

each day one at a time

each life, including mine

let's take a stand

and look around us now, people

so let's take a stand

and look around us now,

people oh people, oh people

eeyea-oh, eeyea-oh, eeyea-oh, by-yah

to a different beat

eeyea-oh, eeyea-oh, eeyea-oh, by-yah

i've seen the rain fall in africa

I've touched the snow of alaska

I've felt the mist of niagara

now I believe in you

eeyea-oh, eeyea-oh, eeyea-oh, by-yah

to a different beat

eeyea-oh, eeyea-oh, eeyea-oh, by-yah

to a different beat

how far we've come

and how far to go

rain does not fall

on one roof alone

to a different beat