Michael McDonald - Higher Ground

The Very Best Of Michael McDonald / 2001-04-03 1. Take It To Heart 2. Any Foolish Thing 3. Get The Word Started 4. Our Love 5. Higher Ground 6. On My Own 7. Sweet Freedom 8. I Gotta Try 9. Yah Mo B There 10. Lost In The Parade 11. Bad Times 12. Matters Of The Heart 13. No Lookin' Back 14. By Heart 15. I Keep Forgettin' (Everytime You're Near) 16. Blink Of An Eye

Higher Ground

[Originally by Stevie Wonder]

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

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 my 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'
Believers keep on believin'
Sleepers just stop sleepin'
Cause it won't be too long
Oh no

I'm so glad that 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 my highest ground...Whew!

Till I reach my highest ground
No one's gonna bring me down
Oh no
Till I reach my highest ground
Don't let nobody bring you down (they'll sho 'nuff try)
God is gonna show you higher ground
He's the only friend you have around