Released: November 23, 1992
Songwriter: Michael Jackson
Producer: Michael Jackson Bruce Swedien
[Intro: Child]
Think about the generations and say that we wanna make it a better place for our children, and our children's children, so that they, they, they know it's a better world for them, and think, if they can make it a better place...
[Verse 1]
There's a place in your heart
And I know that it is love
And this place could be much brighter than tomorrow
And if you really try
You'll find there's no need to cry
In this place, you will feel there's no hurt or sorrow
[Pre-Chorus 1]
There are ways to get there
If you care enough for the living
Make a little space
Make a better place
[Chorus]
Heal the world
Make it a better place
For you and for me and the entire human race
There are people dying
If you care enough for the living
Make a better place for you and for me
[Verse 2]
If you want to know why
There's a love that cannot lie
Love is strong, it only cares for joyful giving
If we try, we shall see
In this bliss, we cannot feel
Fear or dread, we stop existing and start living
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Then it feels that always
Love's enough for us growing
So make a better world
To make a better world
[Chorus]
Heal the world
Make it a better place
For you and for me and the entire human race
There are people dying
If you care enough for the living
Make a better place for you and for me
[Bridge]
And the dream we were conceived in will reveal a joyful face
And the world we once believed in will shine again in grace
Then why do we keep strangling life?
Would this Earth crucify its soul?
Though it's plain to see
This world is heavenly
Be God's glow
[Verse 3]
We could fly so high
Let our spirits never die
In my heart, I feel you are all my brothers
Create a world with no fear
Together, we'll cry happy tears
See the nations turn their swords into
Ploughshares
[Pre-Chorus 3]
We could really get there
If you cared enough for the living
Make a little space
To make a better place
[Chorus]
Heal the world
Make it a better place
For you and for me
And the entire human race
There are people dying
If you care enough for the living
Make a better place
For you and for me
Heal the world
Make it a better place
For you and for me and the entire human race
There are people dying
If you care enough for the living
Make a better place for you and for me
Heal the world (Heal the world)
Make it a better place
For you and for me and the entire human race
There are people dying
If you care enough for the living
Make a better place for you and for me
[Post-Chorus]
There are people dying
If you care enough for the living
Make a better place for you and for me
There are people dying
If you care enough for the living
Make a better place for you and for me
[Outro: Michael Jackson & Child]
Make a better place (You and for me)
Make a better place (You and for me)
Make a better place (You and for me)
(You and for me)
Heal the world we live in (You and for me)
Save it for our children (You and for me)
Heal the world we live in (You and for me)
Save it for our children (You and for me)
Heal the world we live in (You and for me)
Save it for our children (You and for me)
Heal the world we live in (You and for me)
Save it for our children
Think about the generations and say that we wanna make it a better place for our children, and our children's children, so that they, they, they know it's a better world for them, and think, if they can make it a better place...
[Verse 1]
There's a place in your heart
And I know that it is love
And this place could be much brighter than tomorrow
And if you really try
You'll find there's no need to cry
In this place, you will feel there's no hurt or sorrow
[Pre-Chorus 1]
There are ways to get there
If you care enough for the living
Make a little space
Make a better place
[Chorus]
Heal the world
Make it a better place
For you and for me and the entire human race
There are people dying
If you care enough for the living
Make a better place for you and for me
[Verse 2]
If you want to know why
There's a love that cannot lie
Love is strong, it only cares for joyful giving
If we try, we shall see
In this bliss, we cannot feel
Fear or dread, we stop existing and start living
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Then it feels that always
Love's enough for us growing
So make a better world
To make a better world
[Chorus]
Heal the world
Make it a better place
For you and for me and the entire human race
There are people dying
If you care enough for the living
Make a better place for you and for me
[Bridge]
And the dream we were conceived in will reveal a joyful face
And the world we once believed in will shine again in grace
Then why do we keep strangling life?
Would this Earth crucify its soul?
Though it's plain to see
This world is heavenly
Be God's glow
[Verse 3]
We could fly so high
Let our spirits never die
In my heart, I feel you are all my brothers
Create a world with no fear
Together, we'll cry happy tears
See the nations turn their swords into
Ploughshares
[Pre-Chorus 3]
We could really get there
If you cared enough for the living
Make a little space
To make a better place
[Chorus]
Heal the world
Make it a better place
For you and for me
And the entire human race
There are people dying
If you care enough for the living
Make a better place
For you and for me
Heal the world
Make it a better place
For you and for me and the entire human race
There are people dying
If you care enough for the living
Make a better place for you and for me
Heal the world (Heal the world)
Make it a better place
For you and for me and the entire human race
There are people dying
If you care enough for the living
Make a better place for you and for me
[Post-Chorus]
There are people dying
If you care enough for the living
Make a better place for you and for me
There are people dying
If you care enough for the living
Make a better place for you and for me
[Outro: Michael Jackson & Child]
Make a better place (You and for me)
Make a better place (You and for me)
Make a better place (You and for me)
(You and for me)
Heal the world we live in (You and for me)
Save it for our children (You and for me)
Heal the world we live in (You and for me)
Save it for our children (You and for me)
Heal the world we live in (You and for me)
Save it for our children (You and for me)
Heal the world we live in (You and for me)
Save it for our children
The Essential Michael Jackson (European Version)
- Billie Jean
- Another Part of Me
- I Just Can’t Stop Loving You
- Leave Me Alone
- Rock with You
- Got to Be There
- Rockin’ Robin
- Ben
- Remember the Time
- Heal the World
- Blame It on the Boogie
- Who Is It (7' Edit)
- You Are Not Alone (single Version)
- Can You Feel It
- ABC
- In the Closet (7" Edit)
- Earth Song (Radio Edit)
- The Love You Save (Stereo Single Version)
- You Rock My World
- The Way You Make Me Feel
- Man in the Mirror
- Bad
- Dirty Diana
- Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’
- Human Nature
- P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)
- Thriller
- They Don’t Care About Us
- The Girl Is Mine
- I Want You Back
- Beat It
- Smooth Criminal
- Will You Be There
- She’s Out of My Life
- Black or White
- Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough
- Off the Wall
- Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground) [Single Edit]
- Dangerous (1991)
- Heal the World - Single (1992)
- HIStory: Past, Present And Future - Book I (1995)
- Greatest Hits: HIStory, Volume l (2001)
- Hits 1971-2001 (2003)
- The Essential Michael Jackson (European Version) (2005)
- The Essential Michael Jackson (North American Version) (2005)
- Visionary: The Video Singles (2006)
- King Of Pop (German Edition) (2008)
- King Of Pop (The Hong Kong Collection) (2008)
- King Of Pop (Magyarország Kedvenc Dalai) (2008)
- King Of Pop Brazilian Collection (2008)
- King Of Pop (Edição Portuguesa) (2008)
- King Of Pop (Korean Limited Edition) (2008)
- King of Pop - The French Fans Selection (Deluxe Box Set) (2008)
- King of Pop (Edición Exclusiva Para España) (2009)
- The Collection (2009)
- King Of Pop (The Indian Collection) (2009)
- King Of Pop (The Taiwan Collection) (2009)
- King Of Pop (The China Collection) (2009)
- Michael Jackson: The Experience (2010)
- The Indispensable Collection (2013)
- Billie Jean
- Smooth Criminal
- They Don’t Care About Us
- Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’
- Man in the Mirror
- Thriller
- Human Nature
- Beat It
- Dirty Diana
- Heal the World
- Bad
- Black or White
- Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough
- Earth Song
- P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)
- Rock with You
- The Way You Make Me Feel
- You Are Not Alone
- Remember the Time
- You Rock My World
- Will You Be There
- Scream
- Off the Wall
- The Girl Is Mine