Pavarotti & Friends for Guatemala and Kosovo was a special concert recorded live at the Parco Novi Sad in Modena, Italy on June 1, 1999. Immediately after Mariah and Luciano Pavarotti sang Mariah's “Hero” together, other singers — including B.B. King, Lionel Richie, Joe Cocker, Gloria Estefan and many others — joined them onstage to perform the song “We Are The World.” The concert was released on CD and DVD on September 21, 1999.
There comes a time
When we heed a certain call
When the world must come together as one
There are people dying
Oh, and it's time to lend a hand to life
The greatest gift of all
We can't go on
Pretending day-by-day
That someone, somewhere will soon make a change
We're all a part of God's great family
And the truth, love is all we need
We are the world
We are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day, so let's start giving
There's a choice we're making
We're saving our own lives
It's true we'll make a better day, just you and me
Oh, send them your heart
So they know that someone cares
And their lives will be stronger and free
As God has shown us by turning stones to bread
So we all must lend a helping hand
We are the world
We are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day, so let's start giving
There's a choice we're making
We're saving our own lives
It's true we'll make a better day, just you and me
When you're down and out, there seems no hope at all
But if you just believe there's no way we can fall
No, just realize
Oh, that a change can only come
When we stand together as one
We are the world
We are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day, so let's start giving
There's a choice we're making
We're saving our own lives
It's true we'll make a better day, just you and me
Repeat
Written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie.
