Released: April 8, 1989
Songwriter: Red Hot Chili Peppers Stevie Wonder
Producer: Michael Beinhorn
[Verse 1]
People keep on learnin'
Soldiers keep on warrin'
The world keep on turnin'
'Cause it won't be too long
Powers will keep on lyin'
While your people will keep on dyin'
The world keep on turnin'
'Cause it won't be too long
[Chorus]
So darn glad he let me try it again
'Cause my last time on Earth, I lived a whole world of sin
I'm so glad that I know more than I knew then
Gonna keep on tryin' 'til I reach the highest ground
[Verse 2]
A-teachers a-keep on teachin'
A-preachers a-keep on preachin'
World, keep on turnin'
'Cause it won't be too long
Oh no
Lovers a-keep on lovin'
While believers keep on believin'
Sleepers just stop sleepin'
'Cause it won't be too long
Oh no
[Chorus]
So darn glad he let me try it again
'Cause my last time on Earth, I lived a whole world of sin
I'm so glad that I know more than I knew then
Gonna keep on tryin' 'til I reach the highest ground
[Outro]
And Stevie knows that, uh, nobody's gonna bring me down
('Til I reach the highest ground)
'Cause me and Stevie, see, we're gonna be sailing on the fuckin' funky sound
('Til I reach the highest ground)
Bustin' out, and I'll break you out, 'cause I'm sailing on
('Til I reach the highest ground)
Just, uh, sailin' on, sailin' on the higher ground
('Til I reach the highest ground)
People keep on learnin'
Soldiers keep on warrin'
The world keep on turnin'
'Cause it won't be too long
Powers will keep on lyin'
While your people will keep on dyin'
The world keep on turnin'
'Cause it won't be too long
[Chorus]
So darn glad he let me try it again
'Cause my last time on Earth, I lived a whole world of sin
I'm so glad that I know more than I knew then
Gonna keep on tryin' 'til I reach the highest ground
[Verse 2]
A-teachers a-keep on teachin'
A-preachers a-keep on preachin'
World, keep on turnin'
'Cause it won't be too long
Oh no
Lovers a-keep on lovin'
While believers keep on believin'
Sleepers just stop sleepin'
'Cause it won't be too long
Oh no
[Chorus]
So darn glad he let me try it again
'Cause my last time on Earth, I lived a whole world of sin
I'm so glad that I know more than I knew then
Gonna keep on tryin' 'til I reach the highest ground
[Outro]
And Stevie knows that, uh, nobody's gonna bring me down
('Til I reach the highest ground)
'Cause me and Stevie, see, we're gonna be sailing on the fuckin' funky sound
('Til I reach the highest ground)
Bustin' out, and I'll break you out, 'cause I'm sailing on
('Til I reach the highest ground)
Just, uh, sailin' on, sailin' on the higher ground
('Til I reach the highest ground)
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- Deck the Halls
- Sex Rap (Demo)
- Out in L.A. (Demo Version)
- Flea Fly
- Get Up and Jump (Demo Version)
- Police Helicopter (Demo Version)
- Green Heaven (Demo Version)
- Stranded
- Blues For Meister
- Party on Your Pussy (aka Special Secret Song Inside)
- Behind the Sun
- Castles Made of Sand (Live)
- Higher Ground
- What It Is (AKA Nina’s Song)
- You Always Sing The Same
- Nevermind
- Hollywood (Africa)
- F.U. (Live)
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- Guitar Hero Live GHTV Soundtrack
- Mother’s Milk (1989)
- Never Mind The Mainstream...The Best Of MTV’s 120 Minutes Vol. 1 (1991)
- What Hits?! (1992)
- Out in LA (1994)
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers The Movie: Original Soundtrack Album (1995)
- ESPN Presents X Games Volume 1: Music From The Edge (1996)
- Under the Covers: Essential Red Hot Chili Peppers (1998)
- Center Stage: Music From the Motion Picture (2000)
- Greatest Hits (2003)
- The Best Pub Jukebox … Ever! (2004)
- Guitar Hero Soundtrack (2005)
- Guitar Hero II Soundtrack (2006)
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- Under the Bridge
- Can’t Stop
- Scar Tissue
- Otherside
- Snow (Hey Oh)
- Dani California
- Dark Necessities
- By the Way
- Give It Away
- Goodbye Angels
- Black Summer
- Soul to Squeeze
- The Zephyr Song
- Wet Sand
- Go Robot
- Around the World
- Sick Love
- Encore
- Don’t Forget Me
- Dosed
- The Getaway
- The Longest Wave
- Road Trippin’