We Are The World 迈克尔 杰克逊 独唱
Written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie
There is a time when we should heed a certain call
Cause the world it seems it’s right in this line
Cause there’s a chance for taking in needing our own lives
It seems we need nothing at all
I used to feel that I should give away my heart
And it shows that fear of needing them
Then I read the headlines and it said they’re dying there
And it shows that we must heed instead
We are the world
We are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So let’s start giving
But there’s a chance we’re taking
We’re taking our own lives
It’s true we’ll make a brighter day just you and me
Give in your heart and you will see that someone cares
Cause you know that they can feed them all
Than I read the paper and it said that you’ve been denied
And it shows the second we will call
We are the world
We are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So let’s start giving
But there’s a chance we’re taking
We’re taking our own lives
It’s true we’ll make a brighter day just you and me
No there’s a time when we must love them all
And it seems that life, it don’t make love at all
But if you’d be there, and I’ll love you more and more
It seems in life, i didn’t do that
We are the world
We are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So let’s start giving
But there’s a chance we’re taking
We’re taking our own lives
It’s true we’ll make a brighter 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 giving
But there’s a chance we’re taking
We’re taking our own lives
It’s true we’ll make a brighter 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 giving
But there’s a chance we’re taking
We’re taking our own lives
It’s true we’ll make a brighter 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 giving
But there’s a chance we’re taking
We’re taking our own lives
It’s true we’ll make a brighter 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 giving
But there’s a chance we’re taking
We’re taking our own lives
It’s true we’ll make a brighter day just you and me
There comes a time when we heed a certain call
When the world must come together as one
There are people dying
And it's time to lend a hand to life,
The greatest gift of all
We can go on pretending day by day
That someone, somewhere will soon make a change
We are 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 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
Send them your heart so they'll know that someone cares
And their lives will be stronger and free
As God has shown us by turning stones to bread
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 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
Michael - When you're down and out
Michael - There seems no hope at all
But if you just believe there's no way we can fall
Let us realize that a change can only come
When we stand together as one
-We are the world
-We are the children
-We are the ones who make a brighter day
-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
歌曲背景：
1985年，迈克尔·杰克逊和莱昂纳尔·里奇共同谱写，由美国45位歌星联合演唱，昆西·琼斯负责制作的，为求援非洲饥民而义卖的唱片《天下一家》(We Are The World),震撼了亿万人的心，风靡全球。
1985年，Michael Jackson做了一件国际性慈善壮举。当时非洲正闹饥荒，数以万计的儿童正受到饥荒之威胁，而非洲的情况是，人们开始放弃为生存而努力，因为一切的一切似乎都已是徒劳。在这样的背景下，Michael Jackson作为发起人呼吁美国歌手一起灌录歌曲[We Are The World]。
Harry Belafonte 和 Kenny Rogers组织执行，Michael Jackson和Lionel Richie写了歌曲，Quincy Jones担任制作，45名当红歌手放下自我，诚意合作，这该算是那年音乐界的一个奇迹了。歌曲收录在USA for Africa的专辑里。
1985年7月13日，名为“拯救生命”的大型摇滚乐演唱会在英国伦敦和美国费城同时举行。13日中午，演唱会先在伦敦威姆布莱体育场开幕．72000人出席了开幕式。两小时后，美国费城约翰肯尼迪体育场的音乐会也宣布开始，共有9万人观看了演出。演出一直持续了16个小时，并通过全球通信卫星网络向140多个国家播出了实况，估计总共吸引了近15亿的电视观众。全世界100多位著名摇滚乐歌星参加了这次义演，他们之中有鲍博迪伦、保尔麦卡特尼、布鲁斯斯普林斯廷、蒂娜特纳、艾尔顿约翰、 迈克杰克逊……
这一天，整个世界都洋溢着无私的感情。这场大型摇滚乐演唱会的组织者、爱尔兰籍歌星鲍勃?格尔多夫(Bob Geldof)无限感慨地说，“这不是一次流行音乐会，也不是一次电视演出，而是对人的拯救。”他的诚心感动了其他的歌星，要知道，想把那些狂放不羁、我行我素印歌星们组织到一起绝不是一件容易的事儿。格尔多夫事后回忆说：“义演前的好几个晚上，我在床上辗转反侧，不能入睡。极度的担心和各种古怪的念头折磨着我，使我痛苦万分，浑身浸透了冷汗。我们同任何一位歌星都没有签订合同，我们有的只是他们答应来的允诺。”但是，那些被人们普遍认为颓废、放荡、荒唐的摇滚歌星们(鲍勃格尔多夫自己就曾因玩世不恭而引起人们非议)终于都来了，他们紧密地团结起来，共同完成了这一历史的壮举。在演唱会上，摇滚歌星们最后齐声高唱起音乐会的主题歌《我们是世界》，以表示他们共同的心愿――
"我们是世界，我们是世界的孩子，我们是创造光明的人，让我们伸出救援之手，我们在拯救自己的生命……"
这次大型摇滚乐义演活动获得了巨大的成功，一共为挣扎在饥荒中的非洲灾民募集到5 000多万美元的巨款。摇滚歌星们完成了靠政治家喋喋不休的演说和国际会议没完没了的讨论所根本完成不了的壮举。
参考资料：http://hi.baidu.com/smjke/blog/item/d06f1a303e39e990a9018e1b.html