People
keep on learnin'
Soldiers
keep on warrin'
World
keep on turnin'
'cause it won't be
too long
Powers
keep on lyin'
While your people
keep on dyin'
World
keep on turnin'
'cause it won't be
too long
I'm 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'
till I reach the
highest ground
Teachers
keep on teachin'
And preachers
keep on preachin'
World
keep on turnin'
'cause it won't be
too long
Lovers
keep on lovin'
While believers
keep on believin'
Sleepers
just stop sleepin'
'cause it won't be
too long
Oh no
I'm 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'
till I reach the
highest ground
Stevie knows that
uh nobody's gonna
bring me down
Till I reach
the higher ground
'Cause me 'n' Stevie
see we're gonna be
a sailin' on the
funky sound
Till I reach
the higher ground
Bustin' out and I'll
break you out 'cause
I'm sailin' on
Till I reach
the higher ground
Just uh sailin' on
sailin' on the
higher ground
Till I reach
the higher ground