Higher Ground

Lyrics

[Verse 1] People keep on learnin' Soldiers keep on warrin' World keep on turnin' 'Cause it won't be too long [Verse 2] Powers keep on lyin' While your people keep on dyin' World keep on turnin' 'Cause it won't be too long [Chorus] 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 my highest ground [Verse 3] Teachers keep on teachin' Preachers keep on preachin' World keep on turnin' 'Cause it won't be too long, oh no [Verse 4] Lovers keep on lovin' Believers keep on believin' Sleepers just stop sleepin' 'Cause it won't be too long, oh no [Chorus] I'm so darn glad that 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 my highest ground [Outro] An' Stevie knows that nobody's gonna bring me down Till I reach the highest ground, 'cause me 'n' Stevie, see We're gonna be a sailin' on the funky, funky sound (till I reach the highest ground) Bustin' out and I'll break you out, 'cause I'm sailin' on (Till I reach the highest ground) Just sailin' on, sailin' on the higher ground (till I reach the highest ground)