We Are The World（《天下一家》）由迈克尔·杰克逊和莱昂纳尔·里奇共同谱写，由美国45位歌星联合演唱，昆西·琼斯负责制作，1984年美国群星响应联合国国际粮食年为非洲灾民义演的一首歌。

1984年，英国歌手菲尔柯林斯（Phil Collins）看到新闻中非洲依索匹亚等地区的人民，长期处于饥荒与营养不良而死亡，遂在圣诞节之前提出构想，由鲍伯盖朵夫（Bob Geldof）担任召集人，由数十位当红艺人以"Band Aid"为名共同灌录单曲义卖，将义卖所得援助非洲饥民，单曲「他们知道现在是圣诞节吗？」（Do they know it's Christmas）于焉诞生。这张单曲推出后，立即在全世界引起回响，光是英美两地就卖出约三百廿万张。

英国歌坛的此项义举，美国歌唱界自然不落人后，由黑人歌手哈利贝拉方提（Harry Belafonte）提出建议，之后获得众大牌歌手的鼎力支持，由昆西琼斯（Quincy Jones）担任制作人，在1985年2月28日，45位当红歌星云集洛杉矶的录音室，灌录了"四海一家"（We are the world）这首义卖单曲。

四海一家这首歌是由莱纳里奇和迈克尔杰克逊（Michael jackson）合写，两人费了四天的时间写曲，莱纳先完成一部分，迈克尔杰克逊看到后灵感大发，一夜之间就把全曲写好。之后他们又花了两个半小时作词，为了普遍推广此曲，歌词也力求简单易学。单曲完成后推出问世，受到的欢迎难以想象，短短数周便卖出八百万张单曲，更胜英国艺人的"他们知道现在是圣诞节吗？"。

[天下一家]

We are the World （Michael Jackson & 45位歌星版）

词曲：Michael Jackson & Lionel Rich

There comes a time when we heed a certain call (Lionel Richie 莱昂纳尔.里奇）

When the world must come together as one (Lionel Richie 莱昂纳尔.里奇& Stevie Wonder史蒂夫.汪德）

There are people dying (Stevie Wonder史蒂夫.汪德）

Oh,and it's time to lend a hand to life (Paul Simon保罗西蒙）

The greatest gift of all (Paul Simon保罗西蒙/Kenny Rogers肯尼.洛杰斯）

We can't go on pretending day by day (Kenny Rogers肯尼.洛杰斯）

That someone,somehow will soon make a change (James Ingram詹姆斯殷格朗）

We're all a part of God’s great big family (Tina Turner蒂娜.特纳）

And the truth (Billy Joel比利.乔）

You know love is all we need (Tina Turner蒂娜.特纳/Billy Joel比利.乔）

（合唱）

We are the world,we are the children

We are the ones who make a brighter day so let's start giving (Michael Jackson迈克尔·杰克逊）

There's a choice we're making we're saving our own lives (Diana Ross黛安娜·罗斯）

It's true we'll make a better day just you and me (Michael Jackson迈克·杰克逊/Diana Ross黛安娜·罗斯）

Well,send them you your heart so they know that someone cares (Dionne Warwick狄昂华薇克）

And their lives will be stronger and free (Dionne Warwick狄昂华薇克/Willie Nelson威利.纳尔逊）

As God has shown us by turning stone to bread (Willie Nelson威利.纳尔逊）

And so we all must lend a helping hand (Al Jarreau)

（合唱重复）

We are the world,we are the children (Bruce Springsteen布鲁斯.斯普林斯汀）

We are the ones who make a brighter day so let's start giving (Kenny Logins肯尼.罗杰斯）

There's a choice we're making we're saving our own lives (Steve Perry史蒂夫.佩里）

It's true we'll make a better day just you and me (Daryl Hall达瑞.霍尔）

When you're down and out there seems no hope at all (Michael Jackson迈克尔·杰克逊）

But if you just believe there's no way we can fall (Huey Lewis休路易斯）

Well,well,well,let"s realize that a change can only come (Cyndi Lauper)

When we (Kim Carnes金康恩丝）

stand together as one (Kim Carnes/Cyndi Lauper/Huey Lewis)

There is a time when we should heed a certain call

Cause the world it seems it’s right in this line

Cause there’s a chance for taking in needing our own lives

It seems we need nothing at all

I used to feel

I should give away my heart

And it shows that fear of needing them

Then I read the headlines and it said they’re dying there

And it shows that we must heed instead

We are the world

We are the children

We are the ones who make a brighter day

So let’s start giving

But there’s a chance we’re taking

We’re taking our own lives

It’s true we’ll make a brighter day just you and me

Give in your heart and you will see that someone cares

Cause you know that they can feed them all

Then I read the paper and it said that you’ve been dying

And it shows the second we will call

We are the world

We are the children

We are the ones who make a brighter day

So let’s start giving

But there’s a chance we’re taking

We’re taking our own lives

It’s true we’ll make a brighter day just you and me

No there’s a time when we must love them all

And it seems that life,it don’t make love at all

But if you’d be there,and I’ll love you more and more

It seems in life,I didn’t do that

We are the world

We are the children

We are the ones who make a brighter day

So let’s start giving

But there’s a chance we’re taking

We’re taking our own lives

It’s true we’ll make a brighter day just you and me

We are the world

We are the children

We are the ones who make a brighter day

So let’s start giving

But there’s a chance we’re taking

We’re taking our own lives

It’s true we’ll make a brighter day just you and me

We are the world

We are the children

We are the ones who make a brighter day

So let’s start giving

But there’s a chance we’re taking

We’re taking our own lives

It’s true we’ll make a brighter day just you and me

We are the world

We are the children

We are the ones who make a brighter day

So let’s start giving

But there’s a chance we’re taking

We’re taking our own lives

It’s true we’ll make a brighter day just you and me

We are the world

We are the children

We are the ones who make a brighter day

So let’s start giving

But there’s a chance we’re taking

We’re taking our own lives

It’s true we’ll make a brighter day just you and me

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