What about sunrise? / What about rain? / What about all the things / That you said we were to gain?

What about killing fields? / Is there a time? / What about all the things / That you said was yours and mine?

Did you ever stop to notice / All the blood we’ve shed before? / Did you ever stop to notice / This crying Earth, this weeping shore?

What have we done to the world? / Look what we’ve done / What about all the peace / That you pledge your only son?

What about flowering fields? / Is there a time? / What about all the dreams / That you said was yours and mine?

Did you ever stop to notice / All the children dead from war? / Did you ever stop to notice / This crying Earth, this weeping shore?

I used to dream / I used to glance beyond the stars / Now I don’t know where we are / Although I know we’ve drifted far

Hey, what about yesterday? (What about us?) / What about the seas? (What about us?) / Heavens are falling down (What about us?) / I can’t even breathe (What about us?)

What about apathy? (What about us?) / I need you (What about us?) / What about nature’s worth? (Ooh, ooh) / It’s our planet’s womb (What about us?)

What about animals? (What about it?) / Turned kingdoms to dust? (What about us?) / What about elephants? (What about us?) / Have we lost their trust? (What about us?)

What about crying whales (What about us?) / Ravaging the seas? (What about us?) / What about forest trails (Ooh, ooh) / Burnt despite our pleas? (What about us?)

What about the holy land (What about it?) / Torn apart by creed? (What about us?) / What about the common man? (What about us?) / Can’t we set him free? (What about us?)

What about children dying? (What about us?) / Can’t you hear them cry? (What about us?) / Where did we go wrong? (Ooh, ooh) / Someone tell me why (What about us?)

What about baby boy? (What about it?) / What about the days? (What about us?) / What about all their joy? (What about us?) / What about the man? (What about us?)

What about the crying man? (What about us?) / What about Abraham? (What about us?) / What about death again? (Ooh, ooh) / Do we give a damn!

[By Michael Jackson © Epic Records, 1995]