Once there was a man, and he lived to sing the lion's song
As he traveled on the road of hope
One love is the light, shining over every mountain top
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
Africa 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

Copyright: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
Writer(s): MYRON GROMBACHER, NEIL GIRALDO