Released: February 12, 2010
Songwriter: Lionel Richie Michael Jackson
Producer: Mervyn Warren RedOne Patti Austin Humberto Gatica Rickey Minor Quincy Jones Lionel Richie Wyclef Jean
[Verse 1]
Justin Bieber:
There comes a time
When we heed a certain call
Nicole Scherzinger & Jennifer Hudson & Justin Bieber:
When the world must come together as one
Jennifer Hudson:
There are people dying
Jennifer Nettles:
And it's time to lend a hand to life
Jennifer Nettles & Josh Groban:
The greatest gift of all
Josh Groban:
We can't go on
Pretending day by day
Tony Bennett:
That someone somehow will soon make a change
Mary J. Blige:
We are all a part of God's great big family
And the truth you know: love is all we need
[Hook]
Michael Jackson:
We are the world
We are the children
Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson:
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So let's start giving
Barbara Streisand:
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
[Verse 2]
Miley Cyrus:
Well, send them your heart
So they'll know that someone cares
Enrique Iglesias:
So their cries for help
Will not be in vain
Nicole Scherzinger:
We can't let them suffer
No, we cannot turn away
Jamie Foxx:
Right now they need a helping hand
[Hook]
Wyclef Jean:
Nou sé mond la
We are the Children
Adam Levine:
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So let's start giving
P!nk:
There's a choice we're making
We're saving our own lives
BeBe Winans:
It's true we'll make a better day
Just you and me
[Bridge]
Michael Jackson:
When you're down and out
And there seems no hope at all
Usher:
But if you just believe
There's no way we can fall
Céline Dion:
Well, well, well, let us realize
That a change can only come when we
Fergie:
Stand together as one
[Hook]
All:
We are the world
We are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So let's start giving
Nick Jonas:
Better start giving
All:
There's a choice we're making
We're saving our own lives
Toni Braxton:
It's true we'll make a better day
Just you and me
Mary Mary:
We are the world
We are the children
Tony Bennett:
It's for the children
Isaac Slade:
We are the ones who make a brighter day
Toni Braxton:
So let's start giving
Lil Wayne:
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
All:
We are the world
We are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So let's start giving
Akon:
There's a choice we're making
We're saving our own lives
It's true we make a better day
Just you and me
Fergie:
Come on now let me hear you
T-Pain:
We are the world
We are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So let's start giving
Jamie Foxx (imitating Ray Charles):
Choice were making
Saving our own lives
It's true we'll make a better day
Just you and me
[Verse 3]
LL Cool J, Will.I.Am, Snoop Dogg, Busta Rhymes, Swizz Beatz:
We all need somebody that we can lean on
When you wake up look around and see that your dream's gone
When the earth quakes we'll help you make it through the storm
When the floor breaks a magic carpet to stand on
We are the world united by love so strong
When the radio isn't on you can hear the songs
A guided light on the dark road you're walking on
A sign post to find the dreams you thought was gone
Someone to help you move the obstacles you stumbled on
Someone to help you rebuild after the rubble's gone
We are the world connected by a common bond
Love the whole planet's singing along
[Hook]
All:
We are the world
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 make a better day
Just you and me
Kanye West:
Everyday citizens
Everybody pitching in
Children & Wyclef Jean:
Nou sé mond la
Nou sé timoun yo
Will.i.am:
You and I
You and I
Kanye West:
Uh, 12 days no water
What's your will to live?
Will.i.am:
We amplified the love we watching multiply
Kanye West:
Feeling like the world's end
We can make the world win
Will.i.am:
Like Katrina, Africa, Indonesia
And now Haiti needs us, they need us, they need us
All:
We are the world
We are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So let's start giving
Nou sé mond la
There's a choice we're making
We're saving our own lives
It's true we make a better day
Just you and me
Wyclef Jean:
Haiti, Haiti, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha
Haiti, Haiti, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha
Haiti, Haiti, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha
Haiti
Justin Bieber:
There comes a time
When we heed a certain call
Nicole Scherzinger & Jennifer Hudson & Justin Bieber:
When the world must come together as one
Jennifer Hudson:
There are people dying
Jennifer Nettles:
And it's time to lend a hand to life
Jennifer Nettles & Josh Groban:
The greatest gift of all
Josh Groban:
We can't go on
Pretending day by day
Tony Bennett:
That someone somehow will soon make a change
Mary J. Blige:
We are all a part of God's great big family
And the truth you know: love is all we need
[Hook]
Michael Jackson:
We are the world
We are the children
Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson:
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So let's start giving
Barbara Streisand:
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
[Verse 2]
Miley Cyrus:
Well, send them your heart
So they'll know that someone cares
Enrique Iglesias:
So their cries for help
Will not be in vain
Nicole Scherzinger:
We can't let them suffer
No, we cannot turn away
Jamie Foxx:
Right now they need a helping hand
[Hook]
Wyclef Jean:
Nou sé mond la
We are the Children
Adam Levine:
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So let's start giving
P!nk:
There's a choice we're making
We're saving our own lives
BeBe Winans:
It's true we'll make a better day
Just you and me
[Bridge]
Michael Jackson:
When you're down and out
And there seems no hope at all
Usher:
But if you just believe
There's no way we can fall
Céline Dion:
Well, well, well, let us realize
That a change can only come when we
Fergie:
Stand together as one
[Hook]
All:
We are the world
We are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So let's start giving
Nick Jonas:
Better start giving
All:
There's a choice we're making
We're saving our own lives
Toni Braxton:
It's true we'll make a better day
Just you and me
Mary Mary:
We are the world
We are the children
Tony Bennett:
It's for the children
Isaac Slade:
We are the ones who make a brighter day
Toni Braxton:
So let's start giving
Lil Wayne:
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
All:
We are the world
We are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So let's start giving
Akon:
There's a choice we're making
We're saving our own lives
It's true we make a better day
Just you and me
Fergie:
Come on now let me hear you
T-Pain:
We are the world
We are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So let's start giving
Jamie Foxx (imitating Ray Charles):
Choice were making
Saving our own lives
It's true we'll make a better day
Just you and me
[Verse 3]
LL Cool J, Will.I.Am, Snoop Dogg, Busta Rhymes, Swizz Beatz:
We all need somebody that we can lean on
When you wake up look around and see that your dream's gone
When the earth quakes we'll help you make it through the storm
When the floor breaks a magic carpet to stand on
We are the world united by love so strong
When the radio isn't on you can hear the songs
A guided light on the dark road you're walking on
A sign post to find the dreams you thought was gone
Someone to help you move the obstacles you stumbled on
Someone to help you rebuild after the rubble's gone
We are the world connected by a common bond
Love the whole planet's singing along
[Hook]
All:
We are the world
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 make a better day
Just you and me
Kanye West:
Everyday citizens
Everybody pitching in
Children & Wyclef Jean:
Nou sé mond la
Nou sé timoun yo
Will.i.am:
You and I
You and I
Kanye West:
Uh, 12 days no water
What's your will to live?
Will.i.am:
We amplified the love we watching multiply
Kanye West:
Feeling like the world's end
We can make the world win
Will.i.am:
Like Katrina, Africa, Indonesia
And now Haiti needs us, they need us, they need us
All:
We are the world
We are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So let's start giving
Nou sé mond la
There's a choice we're making
We're saving our own lives
It's true we make a better day
Just you and me
Wyclef Jean:
Haiti, Haiti, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha
Haiti, Haiti, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha
Haiti, Haiti, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha
Haiti
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