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 
 [bad word]  

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! 
 [bad word] 

(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