There comes a time when we hear a certain call

When the world must come together as one

There are people dying, oh, and it's time to lend a hand to life

The greatest gift of all



We can't go on pretending day by day

That someone, somewhere will soon make a change

We're all a part of God's great big family

And the truth, you know love is all we need



We are the world

We are the children

We are the ones who make a brighter day

So let's start givin'



There's a choice we're makin'

We're savin' our own lives

It's true, we'll make a better day

Just you and me



Well, send them you your heart so they know that someone cares

And their lives will be stronger and free

As God has shown us by turning stone to bread

And so we all must lend a helping hand



We are the world

We are the children

We are the ones who make a brighter day

So let's start givin'



Whoa, there's a choice we're makin'

We're savin' our own lives

It's true, we'll make a better day

Just you and me



When you're down and out

There seems no hope at all

But if you just believe

There's no way we can fall



Well, well, well, let us realize

Oh, that one change can only come

When we stand together as one

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah



We are the world

We are the children

We are the ones who make a brighter day

So let's start givin'



There's a choice we're makin'

We're savin' 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 givin'



There's a choice we're makin'

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 world)

We are the children (We are the children)

We are the ones who make a brighter day

So let's start givin' (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 (All right, let me hear you)



We are the world (We are the world)

We are the children (Said we are the children)

We are the ones who make a brighter day

So let's start givin' (Let's start givin')



There's a choice we're makin'

We're saving' our own lives

It's true, we'll make a better day

Just you and me, come on now let me hear you



We are the world (We are the world)

We are the children (We are the children)

We are the ones who make a brighter day

So let's start giving (So let's start givin')



There's a choice we're making

We're savin' our own lives

It's true, we'll make a better day

Just you and me, yeah, yeah



We are the world (We are the world)

We are the children (We are the children)

We are the ones who make a brighter day

So let's start giving (So let's start givin')



There's a choice we're makin'

We're savin' our own lives

It's true, we'll make a better day

Just you and me



We are the world (We are the world)

We are the children (We are the children)

We are the ones who make a brighter day

So let's start givin' (So let's start giving)



There's a choice we're makin'

We're savin' our own lives

It's true, we'll make a better day

Just you and me



We are the world (We are the world)

We are the children (We are the children)

We are the ones who make a brighter day

So let's start givin'