Red Hot Chili Peppers – Higher Ground
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