Songwriter: Carole Bayer Sager LaShawn Daniels Rodney Jerkins Michael Jackson
Producer: Rodney Jerkins Michael Jackson
[Verse 1]
Love was taken from a young life
And no one told her why
Her direction has a dim light
From one more violent crime
[Interlude]
She innocently questioned why
Why her father had to die
She asked the men in blue
How is it that you get to choose
Who will live and who will die
Did God say that you could decide?
You saw he did not run
And that my daddy had no gun
[Verse 2]
In the middle of a village
Way in a distant land
Lies a poor boy with his broken toy
Too young to understand
He's awaken, ground is shaking
His father grabs his hand
Screaming, crying, his wife's dying
Now he's left to explain
[Pre-Chorus]
He innocently questioned why
Why his mother had to die
What did these soldiers come here for?
If they're for peace, why is there war?
Did God say that they could decide
Who will live and who will die?
All my mama ever did
Was try to take care of her kids
We're innocently standing by
Watching people lose their lives
It seems as if we have no voice
It's time for us to make a choice
Only God could decide
Who will live and who will die
There's nothing that cannot be done
If we raise our voice as one
[Chorus]
They've gotta hear it from me
They've gotta hear it from you
They've gotta hear it from us
We can't take it
We've already had enough
They've gotta hear it from me
They've gotta hear it from you
They've gotta hear it from us
We can't take it
We've already had enough
They've gotta hear it from me
They've gotta hear it from you
They've gotta hear it from you, baby
We can't take it
We've already had enough
(Deep in my soul baby)
Deep in your soul and let God decide
(Deep in my soul)
It's up to me and I am still alive
They've gotta hear it from us
We can't take it
We've already had enough
It's going down baby
(Just let God decide)
It's going on baby
(Just let God decide)
Deep in my soul baby
We've already had enough
They've gotta hear it from me
They've gotta hear it from you
They've gotta hear it from us
We can't, we can't
We've already had enough
You're my lover
We've already had enough
They've gotta hear it from me, in the dark from me
As my brother, it's too much from me
As my brother, baby
As my lover
We've already had enough (Aaow!)
[Outro]
Oh lord, oh lord
Deep in my soul, babe
Oh no
Why did you do it?
Why did you do it?
Please don't let it
Oh no, oh no
Why did you do it?
Oh, don't do it
Oh no, oh no, oh no
Please don't do it
Why did you do it?
Oh no, hold on
Yeah
Love was taken from a young life
And no one told her why
Her direction has a dim light
From one more violent crime
[Interlude]
She innocently questioned why
Why her father had to die
She asked the men in blue
How is it that you get to choose
Who will live and who will die
Did God say that you could decide?
You saw he did not run
And that my daddy had no gun
[Verse 2]
In the middle of a village
Way in a distant land
Lies a poor boy with his broken toy
Too young to understand
He's awaken, ground is shaking
His father grabs his hand
Screaming, crying, his wife's dying
Now he's left to explain
[Pre-Chorus]
He innocently questioned why
Why his mother had to die
What did these soldiers come here for?
If they're for peace, why is there war?
Did God say that they could decide
Who will live and who will die?
All my mama ever did
Was try to take care of her kids
We're innocently standing by
Watching people lose their lives
It seems as if we have no voice
It's time for us to make a choice
Only God could decide
Who will live and who will die
There's nothing that cannot be done
If we raise our voice as one
[Chorus]
They've gotta hear it from me
They've gotta hear it from you
They've gotta hear it from us
We can't take it
We've already had enough
They've gotta hear it from me
They've gotta hear it from you
They've gotta hear it from us
We can't take it
We've already had enough
They've gotta hear it from me
They've gotta hear it from you
They've gotta hear it from you, baby
We can't take it
We've already had enough
(Deep in my soul baby)
Deep in your soul and let God decide
(Deep in my soul)
It's up to me and I am still alive
They've gotta hear it from us
We can't take it
We've already had enough
It's going down baby
(Just let God decide)
It's going on baby
(Just let God decide)
Deep in my soul baby
We've already had enough
They've gotta hear it from me
They've gotta hear it from you
They've gotta hear it from us
We can't, we can't
We've already had enough
You're my lover
We've already had enough
They've gotta hear it from me, in the dark from me
As my brother, it's too much from me
As my brother, baby
As my lover
We've already had enough (Aaow!)
[Outro]
Oh lord, oh lord
Deep in my soul, babe
Oh no
Why did you do it?
Why did you do it?
Please don't let it
Oh no, oh no
Why did you do it?
Oh, don't do it
Oh no, oh no, oh no
Please don't do it
Why did you do it?
Oh no, hold on
Yeah
The Ultimate Fan Extras Collection
- Scream/Little Susie (Immortal Version)
- Thriller (Instrumental)
- Black or White (The Civilles & Cole House/Club Mix)
- Smooth Criminal (Extended Dance Mix)
- The Way You Make Me Feel (Extended Dance Mix)
- The Mime Segment: (I Like) The Way You Love Me / Speed Demon / Another Part of Me (Immortal Version)
- The Jackson 5 Medley (Immortal Version)
- P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) (Demo Version)
- Scream (Classic Club Mix)
- She’s Out of My Life (Original Demo)
- Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ (1979 Home Demo)
- Beat It (Moby’s Sub Mix)
- Jam (Silky 12" Mix)
- Rock with You (Masters at Work Remix)
- Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ (Brothers in Rhythm House Mix)
- In the Closet (Radio Edit)
- In the Closet (The Underground Mix)
- Black or White (The Clivilles & Cole Radio Mix)
- Beat It (Original Home Demo Vocal)
- We Are the World (Original Solo Demo)
- Billie Jean (Long Version)
- Smooth Criminal (Immortal Version)
- This Place Hotel (Immortal Version)
- Todo Mi Amor Eres Tu
- Billie Jean (Original Home Demo 1981)
- Thriller Megamix
- Scream Louder (Flyte Tyme Remix)
- Beat It 2008
- Jam (Immortal Version)
- Bad (Remix By Afrojack - Club Mix)
- Will You Be There (Immortal Version)
- Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough (Original Home Demo)
- Childhood (Immortal Version)
- Another Part of Me (Extended Dance Mix)
- Thriller (Immortal Version)
- Dangerous (Early Version)
- Workin’ Day and Night (Original Home Demo)
- Workin’ Day And Night (Live)
- Who Is It (IHS Mix)
- Rock With You (Frankie’s Favorite Club Mix)
- They Don’t Care About Us (Love To Infinity’s Walk In The Park Mix)
- Off The Wall (Live)
- DMC Megamix
- Is It Scary (Deep Dish Dark And Scary Radio Edit)
- Is It Scary (Radio Edit)
- Smile (Short Version)
- Stranger In Moscow (Tee’s Radio Mix)
- Earth Song (Hani’s Extended Radio Experience)
- Earth Song (Radio Edit)
- She’s Out Of My Life (Live)
- Rock With You (Live)
- Smooth Criminal (Instrumental)
- Smooth Criminal (Dance Radio Edit)
- Another Part Of Me (Instrumental)
- Man In The Mirror (Instrumental)
- The Way You Make Me Feel (Instrumental)
- Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ (Instrumental)
- Rock With You (Frankie Knuckles Radio Mix)
- Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough (Live 1981 U.S. Tour)
- Gone Too Soon (Instrumental)
- Who Is It (Brothers In Rhythm House Mix)
- Dangerous (Roger’s Dangerous Edit)
- Black Or White (The Underground Club Mix)
- Black Or White (House With Guitar Radio Mix)
- Remember the Time (Maurice’s Underground Mix)
- Remember the Time (E-Smoove’s Late Nite Mix)
- Remember the Time (12" Main Mix)
- Remember the Time (New Jack Radio Mix)
- Remember the Time (Silky Soul 7" Mix)
- Shake a Body (Original Home Demo)
- Will You Be There (Instrumental)
- Black Or White (Instrumental)
- Smooth Criminal (Radio Edit)
- Billie Jean (Underground Mix)
- One More Chance (Ron G Club Remix)
- One More Chance (Paul Oakenfold Urban Mix)
- One More Chance (Metro Remix)
- Bad (Dance Extended Mix Includes False Fade)
- Dirty Diana (Instrumental)
- Liberian Girl (UK Edit)
- Billie Jean
- Much Too Soon
- Behind the Mask
- (I Can’t Make It) Another Day
- Breaking News
- Best of Joy
- (I Like) The Way You Love Me
- Keep Your Head Up
- Someone in the Dark
- Sunset Driver (Demo)
- The Way You Love Me
- Al Capone
- Price of Fame
- Free
- Song Groove (Abortion Papers)
- We’ve Had Enough
- I’m So Blue
- Don’t Be Messin’ ’Round
- We Are Here to Change the World
- Hollywood Tonight
- Monkey Business
- I Just Can’t Stop Loving You
- You Rock My World
- Shout
- Off the Wall
- Hold My Hand
- She’s Out of My Life
- Beat It
- Monster
- Rock with You
- Say Say Say
- In the Back
- Fall Again
- Cheater
- Beautiful Girl
- Fly Away
- Streetwalker
- Carousel
- Scared of the Moon (Demo)
- Je Ne Veux Pas La Fin De Nous
- Speed Demon (Nero Remix)
- Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground)
- Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground) (Immortal Version)
- Enjoy Yourself
- Can You Feel It
- Lovely One
- State of Shock
- Man in the Mirror (Immortal Version)
- Remember the Time / Bad (Immortal Version)
- Dangerous (Immortal Version)
- The Immortal Intro
- Dancing Machine/Blame It On The Boogie (Immortal Version)
- One More Chance (Paul Oakenfold Mix)
- Planet Earth/Earth Song (Immortal Version)
- Is It Scary/Threatened (Immortal Version)
- Immortal Megamix: Can You Feel It/Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough/Billie Jean/Black Or White (Immorta
- Speechless/Human Nature (Immortal Version)
- Bad (Remix By Afrojack - Dj Buddha Edit)
- Ease on Down the Road #1
- I’ll Be There (Immortal Version)
- This Is It (Orchestra Version)
- Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ 2008
- This Is It
- Someone Put Your Hand Out
- One More Chance
- On the Line
- Got the Hots
- For All Time
- Can’t Get Outta the Rain
- You Can’t Win
- P.Y.T. (Remix 2008)
- They Don’t Care About Us (Immortal Version)
- Ben (Immortal Version)
- This Place Hotel (a.k.a. Heartbreak Hotel)
- Gone Too Soon (Immortal Version)
- Planet Earth (Poem)
- Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ (Immortal Version)
- Beat It/State of Shock (Immortal Version)
- You Are Not Alone/I Just Can’t Stop Loving You (Immortal Version)
- Workin’ Day and Night (Immortal Version)
- Unreleased Songs
- The Ultimate Collection (Sampler) (2004)
- The Ultimate Collection (2004)
- King Of Pop (German Edition) (2008)
- King Of Pop (The Austrian Limited Edition) (2008)
- King of Pop (The Italian Fans’ Selection) (2008)
- King Of Pop (The Swedish Hit Collection) (2008)
- The Ultimate Fan Extras 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