People Keep on learnin` Soldiers Keep on warrin` World, Keep on turnin` Cause it won`t be too long. 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 the highest ground.
Teachers, Keep on teachin` Preachers, Keep on preachin`, World, keep on turnin`, `Cause it won`t be too long. Oh, no Lovers, Keep on lovin` While believers Keep on believin`. Sleepers, Just stop sleepin` `Cause it won`t be too long. Oh, no!
[Chorus:] (Spoken) An` Stevie knows that, uh, no-body`s gonna bring me down. Till I reach the highest ground. (Spoken) `cause me `n` Stevie, see, we`re gonna be a sailin` on the funky sound Till I reach the highest ground. (Spoken) Bustin` out, an I`ll break you out, `cause I`m sailin` on. Till I reach the highest ground (Spoken)Just, uh, sailin` on sailin` on the higher ground Till I reach the highest ground