There comes a time when we need a certain call   When the world must come together as one   There are people dying, oh, and it's time to lend a hand to life   The greatest gift of all      We can't go on pretending day by day   That someone, somewhere will soon make a change   We're all a part of god's great big family   And the truth, you know love is all we need      We are the world   We are the children   We are the ones who make a brighter day   So let's start givin'      There's a choice we're makin'   We're savin' our own lives   It's true, we'll make a better day   Just you and me      Well, send them you your heart so they know that someone cares   And their lives will be stronger and free   As God has shown us by turning stone to bread   And so we all must lend a helping hand      We are the world   We are the children   We are the ones who make a brighter day   So let's start givin'      Whoa, there's a choice we're makin'   We're savin' our own lives   It's true, we'll make a better day   Just you and me      When you're down and out   There seems no hope at all   But if you just believe   There's no way we can fall      Well, well, well, let us realize   Oh, that one change can only come   When we stand together as one   Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah      We are the world   We are the children   We are the ones who make a brighter day   So let's start givin'      There's a choice we're makin'   We're savin' our own lives   It's true, we'll make a better day   Just you and me      We are the world   We are the children   We are the ones who make a brighter day   So let's start givin'      There's a choice we're makin'   We're saving our own lives   It's true, we'll make a better day   Just you and me      We are the world (we are the world)   We are the children (we are the children)   We are the ones who make a brighter day   So let's start givin' (so let's start giving)      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 right, let me hear you)      We are the world (we are the world)   We are the children (said we are the children)   We are the ones who make a brighter day   So let's start givin' (let's start givin')      There's a choice we're makin'   We're saving' our own lives   It's true, we'll make a better day   Just you and me, come on now let me hear you      We are the world (we are the world)   We are the children (we are the children)   We are the ones who make a brighter day   So let's start giving (so let's start givin')      There's a choice we're making   We're savin' our own lives   It's true, we'll make a better day   Just you and me, yeah, yeah      We are the world (we are the world)   We are the children (we are the children)   We are the ones who make a brighter day   So let's start giving (so let's start givin')      There's a choice we're makin'   We're savin' our own lives   It's true, we'll make a better day   Just you and me      We are the world (we are the world)   We are the children (we are the children)   We are the ones who make a brighter day   So let's start givin' (so let's start giving)      There's a choice we're makin'   We're savin' our own lives   It's true, we'll make a better day   Just you and me      We are the world (we are the world)   We are the children (we are the children)   We are the ones who make a brighter day   So let's start givin'