I believe
there's no evil out there we didn't have a hand in
You believe
it's a time for peace and a time for understanding
Some of us believe that we are chosen
And if God is on our side we'll win the game
And some of us believe that there's a heaven
When the trumpets sound
and the judges call your name
But let's get it straight
I believe
there's just one chance in this world to hear our brothers
You believe
there's a better way to listen to each other
We don't get what the other guy is saying
We hear the words but we don't understand
So around the world the same old anger raging
And we all cry for shame
and the same old tragedy goes down
We believe
there's a better way to fight
There's a way to make our children safe at night
We believe
there's a war we could be winning
But the only way to win it is to give
what we need to receive
I believe
we need a hero to step boldly from the shadows
You believe
there must be someone on the scene that fits the bill
A man or a woman who knows how to say I'm sorry
With courage in his heart to match his creed
A leader who can build a brand new morning
And match the tide of changes
Match the intent with the deed
We believe
there's a deed of obligation
To bring reconciliation
To make peace with every nation — in our time
We believe
there's not a minute we should be wasting
When the darkness falls it's too late to fix the crime
It's peace that we need
That's what we believe
Every father every mother knows the meaning
Human treasure
that our leaders do forget
And the bullets fly in the face of common reason
And the pain we give
is the legacy in the end we get
We believe
there's a song that's worth the singing
It's a song of truth we're bringing
There's a way to share the Earth with everyone
We believe
every creature has a being
Has a right to respect and feeling
To live and breathe and flourish in the sun
That's what we believe