Higher Ground (Remastered 2003) Lyrics

People keep on learnin'
Soldiers keep on warrin'
The world keep on turnin'
'Cause it won't be too long

Powers will keep on lyin'
While your people will keep on dyin'
The world keep on turnin'
'Cause it won't be too long

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 higher ground

The teachers, they keep on teachin'
The preachers, they keep on preachin'
World keep on turnin'
'Cause it won't be too long
Oh no

Lovers, they keep on lovin'
While believers keep on believin'
Sleepers just stop sleepin'
'Cause it won't be too long
Oh no

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 higher ground

And Stevie knows that, uh, nobody's gonna bring me down
(Till I reach the higher ground)
'Cause me and Stevie, see, we're gonna be sailing
On the fuckin' funky sound
(Till I reach the higher ground)

Bustin' out, and I'll break you out, 'cause I'm sailing on
(Till I reach the higher ground)
Just, uh, sailin' on, sailin' on the higher ground
(Till I reach the higher ground)