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USA For Africa (We Are The World)

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:
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,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:
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:
So we all must lend a helping hand
REPEAT CHORUS:Bruce Springsteen,Kenny Loggins,Steve Perry&Darly Hall
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
CINDY LAUPER:
Well,well,well,well,let us realize that a change can only come
KIM CARNES:
When we stand together as one
AD LIBS:Bob Dylan,Ray Charles,Stevie Wonder,Bruce Springsteen&James Ingram

WRITTEN AND COMPOSED BY:Michael Jackson,Lionel Richie
©1985 MIJAC Music (BMI),administered by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI) /Brockman Music (BMI)
All rights reserved.Used by permission

Stars Singing at Awards Show

Soloists (in order of appearance)
  • Lionel Richie
  • Stevie Wonder
  • Paul Simon
  • Kenny Rogers
  • James Ingram
  • Tina Turner
  • Billy Joel
  • Michael Jackson
  • Diana Ross
  • Dionne Warwick
  • Willie Nelson
  • Al Jarreau
  • Bruce Springsteen
  • Kenny Loggins
  • Steve Perry
  • Daryl Hall
  • Huey Lewis
  • Cyndi Lauper
  • Kim Carnes
  • Bob Dylan
  • Ray Charles
Chorus (alphabetically)
  • Dan Aykroyd
  • Harry Belafonte
  • Lindsey Buckingham
  • Mario Cipollina
  • Johnny Colla
  • Sheila E.
  • Bob Geldof
  • Bill Gibson
  • Chris Hayes
  • Sean Hopper
  • Jackie Jackson
  • La Toya Jackson
  • Marlon Jackson
  • Randy Jackson
  • Tito Jackson
  • Waylon Jennings
  • Bette Midler
  • John Oates
  • Jeffrey Osborne
  • Anita Pointer
  • June Pointer
  • Ruth Pointer
  • Smokey Robinson

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