It's in the paper every day I see it in the headlines and I feel so sick, yeah As another life leaves this world, this world So full of hate but short Short on compa**ion Short on humanity Asking myself in vain, shaken by the shock "Do we even have a chance?" I don't wanna die I don't wanna k** I don't wanna k** I don't wanna die We are all human Let's start to prove it I don't wanna die I don't wanna k** I don't wanna k** I don't wanna die We are all human Let's start to prove it This is a plea for peace, world peace To the oppressors of the world and to To the leaders of nations, corporate profit takers To the everyday citizen Greed, envy, fear, hate, the competition has to stop When you see someone down Now's the time to pick them up Set your differences aside, never look back, no I don't wanna die I don't wanna k** I don't wanna k** I don't wanna die We are all human Let's start to prove it I don't wanna die I don't wanna k** I don't wanna k** I don't wanna die We are all human Let's start to prove it Isn't everybody tired of the fighting? Hey, hey Isn't everybody tired of the k**ing? Hey, hey Isn't everybody tired of the dying? Hey, hey Isn't everybody tired of the hatred? Hey, hey Violence hey hey, fighting hey k**ing hey, dying hey And so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow I still have a dream, we will be able to speed up that day When all of God's children, black men and white men Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics Will be able to join hands and sing "Free at last, free at last Thank God Almighty, we are free at last" I don't wanna die I don't wanna k** I don't wanna k** I don't wanna die We are all human Let's start to prove it I don't wanna die I don't wanna k** I don't wanna k** I don't wanna die We are all human Let's start to prove it We are all human Let's start to prove it We are all human