That's The Way Of The World

Album: That's The Way Of The World (1975)
Charted: 12
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  • Hearts afire creates love desire
    Take you high and higher to the world you belong
    Hearts afire creates love desire
    High and higher to your place on the throne

    We come together on this special day
    Sing our message loud and clear
    Looking back, we've touched on sorrowful days (well)
    Future, past, they disappear

    You will find (you fill find) peace of mind (yeah)
    If you look way down in your heart and soul
    Don't hesitate 'cause the world seems cold
    Stay young at heart
    Ah, 'cause you're never, never old at heart

    That's the way (that's the way)
    Of the world (of the world)
    Plant your flower (gonna plant your flower)
    And you grow a pearl
    Child is born with a heart of gold
    Way of the world (gonna plant your flower)
    Makes his heart so cold

    Hearts afire creates love desire
    Take you high and higher to the world you belong
    Hearts afire, love desire
    High and higher
    Yeah, yeah, yeah
    Hearts afire, love desire
    Ah, higher

    We've come together on this special day
    Sung our message loud and clear
    Looking back, we've touched on sorrowful days
    While future disappear

    You will find (you fill find) peace of mind (eh, eh)
    If you look way down in your heart and soul
    Ah, don't hesitate
    'Cause the world seems cold
    Stay young at heart
    'Cause ('cause you're never, never, never)
    You're never, never, never

    That's the way of the world
    Plant your flowers and you'll grow a pearl
    Child is born (child is born)
    With a heart of gold (listen now, with a heart of gold)
    Way of the world (way of the world)
    Makes his heart so cold (makes his heart so cold)

    That love, that love
    That love, that love
    That love, that love (ooh, yeah)

    Never, ah
    Well

    Ooh, that love, that love, that love, that love
    Don't you hear me, now?
    Don't you hear me, now?
    Lordy, won't you hear me now?
    Lordy, won't you hear me now?

    Hearts afire (hearts afire)
    Love desire (love desire)
    High and higher
    Yeah, yeah, yeah
    Hearts afire Writer/s: Charles Stepney, Maurice White, Verdine White
    Publisher: MUSIC SALES CORPORATION, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 5

  • AnonymousA child is born with a heart of gold, is so true
  • Bill from UsAnd that Wes Montgomery style guitar solo in the middle.
  • Bill from UsHow about those brass harmonies too? The big band jazz sound arrangement.
  • Markantney from Biloxi, MsHow this brilliant song doesn't have more hits on this website is beyond me?

    The song is a beautiful poem to the world, not a word or verse is wasted but here's my favorite:
    "A child is born with a heart of gold
    The way of the world makes his heart grow cold"

    I was only a kid when it came out and I only liked it because of the melody and it was EWF, but once you're grown and realize there's a lot more to your existence than "Getting Yours." The song is timeless.
  • N from Staten Island, NyForgettable movie, but a great song. Possibly EWF's finest.
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