Once there was a man
and he live 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 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 to the higher ground
one day every eye will see the truth before the light
let it be done right now

some wait, so long
because our love is so strong
this hard road traveled on
will lead us home, forever

hear the lion's song
voices cryin' like a desert wind
yeh he's gone unto his father's land
afrika 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
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 teh people of the hard rain