We Are the World

They said the Earth was flat and we believed Until we realized how foolish it seemed They said we could not be friends for our colors weren’t the same We shook hands and smiled, and learned each others’ names They said peace couldn’t exist in this day and age Yet we write the treaties day by day, page by page They said about a computer malfunction…They cried “Y2K!” We calmly responded, “It will all be OK.” They said so many things could never be done We proved them wrong, one by one They say children are starving. They cannot be saved. Their road to the afterlife has already been paved. They say our attempts to help have no meaning That they will die, and our only option is grieving They say that they completely understand That it just didn’t quite go according to God’s plan And while the children famine, they enjoy their feasts So today we want you to listen at least They say this and that, but we will prove them wrong We Are the World, we are free and strong We will not give in to empathy or greed We will reach out a hand to someone in need We will help every man, woman, boy and girl We stand as one…We are the world