...to all my brethren and sistren, to friends, enemies--strike that--not-yet friends, readers, members, pageviewers, to Song Yaowu, Weili Ye, Ye Weili, Chinese censors, Andrew Ross, Egyptians for Democratic Action, The National Organization for Women (NOW)-Cairo chapter, The Muslim Brotherhood, The Presbyterian Brotherhood, to all homo sapiens. Please let us join hands (don't worry I'm not a 'mo):
There comes a time
When we heed a certain call
When the world must come together as one
There are people dying
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 are all a part of
God's great big family
And the truth, you know love is all we need
We are the world [Sing it with me now!-B.H.]
We are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
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
Send them your heart [I'm sending mi-ine-B.H.]
So they'll know that someone cares
And their lives will be stronger and free
As God has shown us by turning stone to bread
So we all must lend a helping hand
We are the world [We are the world!-B.H.]
We are the children [We are the children!-B.H.]
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So let's start giving
There's a choice we're making
We're saving our own lives [li-i-ives-B.H.]
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 [No, none at all!-B.H.]
But if you just believe
There's no way we can fall
Well, well, well, well, [Well, well, well, well!-B.H.] let us realize
That a change will only come
When we stand together as one [one, one, ONE!-B.H.]
We are the world
We are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So let's start giving [Here's $1.3 billion for star-ters!-B.H.]
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 [Just you and me-B.H.]
