Let's not forget this place Let's not neglect our race Let unity become Life on earth be one So let me take your hand We are but grains of sand Born through the winds of time Given a special sign So let's take a stand And look around us now people Let's take a stand And look around us now people Eeyea oh eeyea oh eeyea oh by yah To a different beat Eeyea oh eeyea oh eeyea oh by yah Humanity's lost face Let's understand its grace Each day one at a time Each life, including mine Let's take a stand And look around us now, people So let's take a stand And look around us now, People oh people, oh people Eeyea-oh, eeyea-oh, eeyea-oh, by-yah To a different beat Eeyea-oh, eeyea-oh, eeyea-oh, by-yah I've seen the rain fall in africa I've touched the snow of alaska I've felt the mist of niagara Now I believe in you Eeyea-oh, eeyea-oh, eeyea-oh, by-yah To a different beat Eeyea-oh, eeyea-oh, eeyea-oh, by-yah To a different beat How far we've come And how far to go Rain does not fall On one roof alone To a different beat