Deniece Williams

Songwriter: John “L.A. Jay” Barnes Michael Jackson

Producer: Brad Westering Jay Gruska

[Intro]
Whoo-ooh-ooh...
Hey, yeah

[Verse 1]
We're on a mission
In the everlasting light that shines
A revelation
Of the truth the chapters of our minds, mm-hmm

[Pre-Chorus]
So long, bad times
We're gonna shake it up and break it up
We'll share a light brighter than the sun
Hello, good times
We're here to stimulate, eliminate
Intoxicate, illuminate, yeah

[Chorus]
(We are here to change the world)
Gonna change the world
(We are here to change the world)
Gonna change the world

[Verse 2]
Throughout our journey
We will deal with anything that we find
'Cause we know that the race is won
By those who push across the finish line, ooh-ooh...

[Pre-Chorus]
So long, bad times
We're gonna shake it up
And break it up
We'll share a light brighter than the sun
Hello, good times
We're here to stimulate
We're here to stimulate, eliminate
Intoxicate, illuminate, yeah

[Chorus]
(We are here to change the world)
Gonna change the world, hee-hee
(We are here to change the world)
Gonna change the world, oh-oh...
(We are here to change the world)
Gonna change the world, yeah
(We are here to change the world)
Gonna change the world

[Bridge]
Hey!
Hey!
Whoo, whoo, whoo

[Chorus]
We are here to change the world
Hee, hee, hee, hee, hee
We are here to change the world
Gonna change the world, my brothers, my sisters, yeah
(We are here to change the world)
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
(We are here to change the world)
Gonna change the world
So long, bad times, hello, good times yeah, yeah, yeah (We are here to change the world)
Hee-hee-hee-hee
(We are here to change the world)
Gonna change the world
We're on a mission, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (We are here to change the world)
Oh-oh-oh, a revelation, yeah
(We are here to change the world)
Gonna change the world
The race is won by those who push across the finish line (We are here to change the world)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
(We are here to change the world)
Gonna change the world

Deniece Williams (born name June Deniece Chandler) is an American singer, songwriter and producer. She was born June 3, 1950. She has been described as “one of the great soul voices” by the BBC. Williams has won four Grammys with twelve nominations altogether.

As Deniece Chandler, she recorded for The Toddlin' Town group of labels. One of those early records, “I’m Walking Away”, released on Toddlin’s subsidiary Lock Records in the late 1960s, is a favorite on England’s Northern Soul scene. In the early 1970s she became a backup vocalist for Stevie Wonder as part of “Wonderlove”, lending her vocals on his albums Talking Book, Fulfillingness' First Finale, and Songs in the Key of Life. Williams also guested in 1974 on Syreeta Wright’s album Stevie Wonder Syreeta as well as Minnie Riperton’s Perfect Angel album and a year later on Roberta Flack’s Feel Like Makin' Love.

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As Good As It Gets (1988)
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