Standing On Higher Ground - James Brown

Once we were up, but lately we’ve been down

Picked ourselves up right up off the ground

The eagle has flown, trying to pick our brothers

You know we got help from many others

Huh!

Lookit here!

We’re cleaning up, trying to get peace to last

Let’s aid the future, but don’t forget the past

Walkin' tallest plate, if you don’t step on the small

Remember: our world was created for all

We’re standing on higher ground

We’re back on top, hah!

We won’t look down

Lookit here!

Standing on higher ground

We can see from miles around

Lookit here, hit it!

Wait a minute!

Don’t stay apart, let’s try to pull together

It’s up to us to make peace last forever

If we work as one, we’ll make it right for all

If we’re divided, we will surely fall

Uh!

Now that we’ve come to a place, we can only grow

Let’s keep our higher ground, so we all will know

It’s like the good book said: you must reap what you sow

Good will prevail, evil must go, ha!

Standing on higher ground

We’re back on top, we won’t look down

Standing on higher ground

We can see from miles around, together

(Higher) On higher ground, hah!

(Higher) Standing up on higher ground

(Higher) Feel good on higher ground, hah!

(Higher) Ow!

Standing on higher ground

We’re back on top, hah!

We won’t look down

Standing on higher ground

We can see from miles, miles around together

(Standing, standing, standing, standing, standing, standing)

Standing on higher ground

We’re back on top, hah!

We won’t look down

Standing on higher ground

We can see from miles around!

Everybody look!

Standing on higher ground

We’re back on top — no, we won’t look down, everybody

Standing on higher ground

We can see from miles around!

Education!