Once there was a man, and he lived to sing the lions song

As he traveled on the road of hope

One love is the light, shining over every mountaintop

It will lead us to the higher ground

One day every heart will beat strong against the night

Let it be done right now



Once there was a man, and his words became a song of love

And his song became the golden dream

One love is the light, shining over everyone that believes

It will lead us to the higher ground

One day every eye will see truth before the light

Let it be done right now



Some wait, so long

Because our love is strong

This hard road traveled on

Will lead us home, forever



Hear the lion's song, voices cryin' like a desert wind

Yeah he's gone unto his father's land

Afrika tonight, for we truly are one in our hearts

Colors woven in the golden dream



One day every eye will see truth before the light

Let it be done right now

One day every voice will speak strong against the night

Let us be one right now

So let it be



We are the children of a thousand days

We are the people of the hard rain

We are the children of a thousand days

We are the people of the hard rain

We are the people of the hard rain