People Keep on learnin' Soldiers Keep on warrin' World Keep on turnin' 'Cause it won't be too long Powers Keep on lyin' While your people Keep on dyin' World Keep on turnin' 'Cause it won't be too long (chorus) I'm so darn glad he let me try it again Because my last time on Earth I lived a whole world of sin I'm so glad that I know more than I knew then I'm gonna keep on tryin' 'Till I reach the highest ground Teachers Keep on teachin' Preachers Keep on preachin' World Keep on turnin' 'Cause it won't be too long Lovers Keep on lovin' While believers Keep on believein' Sleepers Just stop sleepin' 'Cause it won't be too long (chorus) Spoken: Stevie knows that nobody's gonna bring me down 'Cause, me and Stevie see, we've been sailin' on that funky sound Bustin' out and I'll break you out, uh, sailin' on Just sailin' on, sailin' on the higher ground