No matter what it is your going through
we will always be here for you
no matter how far away
when the skys are grey
i wont hesitate to pray
nothing out there compares to you
so much beauty shouting through
the place i go to get my (?) you

i can't wait to be with you
feel your warm embrace
i know some times we as people
make you feel disgrace
what we need to do right now
is come together as one
together you and i can make a change

african people raise up raise up
african people stand up stand up
african people raise up raise up
african people stand up stand up, african people

i see the way they paint you in the news
if only they could walk in my shoes
now we all singing the blues
thats why im doing everything that i can do
to show the world my love for you
it will never change
no matter what they say about you
in the heart i know

i can't wait to be with you
feel your warm embrace
i know some times as people
make you feel disgrace
what we need to do right now
is come together as one
its time for you and i to make a change

african people raise up raise up
african people stand up stand up
african people raise up raise up
african people stand up stand up, african people

we need to treat each other better then we are
cuz when it comes down to it we are all that we got
forget our diffenrences lets focus on whats similar
until the day i die im going for my (??)

african people raise up raise up
african people stand up stand up
african people raise up raise up
african people stand up stand up, african people

african people raise up raise up
african people stand up stand up
african people raise up raise up
african people stand up stand up,

african people raise up raise up
african people stand up stand up
african people raise up raise up
african people stand up stand up..