Once there was a man, and he lived to sing the lions song As he traveled on the road of hope One love is the light, shining over every mountaintop It will lead us to the higher ground One day every heart will beat strong against the night Let it be done 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 us to the higher ground One day every eye will see truth before the light Let it be done right now Some wait, so long Because our love is strong This hard road traveled on Will lead us home, forever Hear the lion's song, voices cryin' like a desert wind Yeah 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 One day every voice will speak strong against the night Let us be one 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 the people of the hard rain We are the people of the hard rain