Who Sang Higher Ground? Red Hot Chili Peppers
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Credits
publisher: ©Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
writers: Stevie Wonder
release date: 1989-8-22
length: 3:23
producer: Michael Beinhorn
lead vocals: Anthony Kiedis
mixer: Garth Richardson
engineer: Garth Richardson and Dave Jerden
bass: Flea
background vocals: WAG, Jack Sherman, Kristen Vigard, Gretchen Seager, Julie Ritter and Iris Parker
guitar: John Frusciante
drums (drum set): Chad Smith
composer: Stevie Wonder, Stevie Wonder
lyricist: Stevie Wonder, Stevie Wonder
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
I'm so darn glad he let me try it again
'Cause my last time on earth I lived a whole world of sin
I'm so glad that I know more than I knew then
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
Oh, no
Lovers
Keep on lovin'
While believers
Keep on believin'
Sleepers
Just stop sleepin'
'Cause it won't be too long
Oh, no
I'm so darn glad he let me try it again
'Cause my last time on earth I lived a whole world of sin
I'm so glad that I know more than I knew then
Gonna keep on tryin' till I reach the highest ground
And Stevie knows that, uh, no-body's gonna bring me down
'Til I reach the highest ground
'Cause me 'n' stevie, see, we're gonna be a sailin' on the funky sound
Till I reach the highest ground.
Bustin' out, an I'll break you out, 'cause I'm sailin' on.
'Til I reach the highest ground
Just, uh, sailin' on sailin' on the higher ground
'Til I reach the highest ground
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
I'm so darn glad he let me try it again
'Cause my last time on earth I lived a whole world of sin
I'm so glad that I know more than I knew then
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
Oh, no
Lovers
Keep on lovin'
While believers
Keep on believin'
Sleepers
Just stop sleepin'
'Cause it won't be too long
Oh, no
I'm so darn glad he let me try it again
'Cause my last time on earth I lived a whole world of sin
I'm so glad that I know more than I knew then
Gonna keep on tryin' till I reach the highest ground
And Stevie knows that, uh, no-body's gonna bring me down
'Til I reach the highest ground
'Cause me 'n' stevie, see, we're gonna be a sailin' on the funky sound
Till I reach the highest ground.
Bustin' out, an I'll break you out, 'cause I'm sailin' on.
'Til I reach the highest ground
Just, uh, sailin' on sailin' on the higher ground
'Til I reach the highest ground
