Hello, my friend    So happy to see you again    I was so alone    All by my self    I just couldn't make it       Have you heard, baby    What the winds blowing round    Have you heard, baby    A whole lot of peoples coming right on down       Communication, yeah    Is coming on strong    And don't give a damn, baby    If your hair is short or long, huh       I said, get out of your grave    Everybody is dancing in the street    Do what you know, don't be slow    You gotta practice what you preach    'Cause it's time for you and me    Come to face reality (it sounds like he says "fake reality")      Forget about the past, baby    Things ain't what they used to be    Keep on Straight Ahead    Keep on straight Ahead       Straight Ahead, baby    Straight Ahead, baby       We got to stand side by side    We got to stand together and organize    They say power to the people,    That's what they're screamin'    Freedom of the soul    Pass it on, pass it on to the young and old       You got to tell the children the truth    They don't need a whole lot of lies    Because one of these days, baby    They'll be running things    So when you give them love    You better give it right    Woman and child and man and wife    The best love to have is the Love Of Life       Pushing on Straight Ahead    Straight Ahead, baby       Hello my friend    It's so good to see you again    And I've been all by my self    I don't think I can make it alone    I gotta keep on pushing ahead