"Tears Are Not Enough"
~by The Northern Lights~
As every day goes by, how can we close our eyes
Until we open up our hearts
We can learn to share and show how much we care
Right from the moment that we start
It seems like overnight
we see a world in a different light
Somehow our innocence is lost
How can we look away 'cause every single day
We've got to help at any cost
We can bridge the distance
Only we can make the difference
Don't you know that
Tears are not enough?
If we can pull together
We can change the world forever
Heaven knows that tears are not enough
It's up to me and you
To make the dream come true
It's time to take our message everywhere
C'est l'amour qui nous rassemble
D'ici a l'autre bout du monde
Let's show them Canada still cares
Oh, you know that we'll be there
We can bridge the distance
Only we can make the difference
Don't you know that
Tears are not enough?
If we can pull together
We can change the world forever
Heaven knows that tears are not enough
And if we should try together, you and I
Maybe we could understand the reasons why
If we take a stand,
Every woman, child, and man
We could make it work
For God's sake, lend a hand
We can bridge the distance
Only we can make the difference
Don't you know that
Tears are not enough?
If we can pull together
We can change the world forever
Heaven knows that tears are not enough
~by The Northern Lights~
As every day goes by, how can we close our eyes
Until we open up our hearts
We can learn to share and show how much we care
Right from the moment that we start
It seems like overnight
we see a world in a different light
Somehow our innocence is lost
How can we look away 'cause every single day
We've got to help at any cost
We can bridge the distance
Only we can make the difference
Don't you know that
Tears are not enough?
If we can pull together
We can change the world forever
Heaven knows that tears are not enough
It's up to me and you
To make the dream come true
It's time to take our message everywhere
C'est l'amour qui nous rassemble
D'ici a l'autre bout du monde
Let's show them Canada still cares
Oh, you know that we'll be there
We can bridge the distance
Only we can make the difference
Don't you know that
Tears are not enough?
If we can pull together
We can change the world forever
Heaven knows that tears are not enough
And if we should try together, you and I
Maybe we could understand the reasons why
If we take a stand,
Every woman, child, and man
We could make it work
For God's sake, lend a hand
We can bridge the distance
Only we can make the difference
Don't you know that
Tears are not enough?
If we can pull together
We can change the world forever
Heaven knows that tears are not enough
2010 Peace Globe
What could I possibly add to this post that hasn't already been said in these lyrics? It's a simple message... "Together we can make a difference".
And with that being said I'd like to thank my fellow worker bees who came together and worked tirelessly to promote BlogBlast 2010. No job was too big or too small in the name of peace.
And to Mimi Lenox...
You are an inspiration to all.
Never have I seen a woman so determined to bring about world peace. You have turned your dream into one of the fastest growing peace movements the internet has ever seen and not only am I honoured to be a member of BlogBlast For Peace but very proud to call you my friend.
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"Tears Are Not Enough" is a 1985 charity single recorded by a super-group of Canadian artists, under the name "Northern Lights". By 1990, this unprecedented gathering of Canadian pop stars had raised $3.2 million for famine relief projects in Africa. Proof that if we can pull together, we can change the world forever.
Northern Lights:
Bryan Adams
Joni Mitchell
Neil Young
Carroll Baker
Veronique Beliveau
Salome Bey
Liona Boyd
John Candy
Robert Charlebois
Tom Cochrane
Bruce Cockburn
Burton Cummings
Dalbello
Brian Good
Corey Hart
Ronnie Hawkins
Dan Hill
Mark Holmes
Tommy Hunter
Paul Hyde
Marc Jordan
Geddy Lee
Gordon Lightfoot
Murray McLauchlan
Baron Longfellow (aka Andy Kim)
Frank Mills
Joni Mitchell
Kim Mitchell
Anne Murray
Bruce Murray
Aldo Nova
Catherine O'Hara
Oscar Peterson
Colina Phillips
Carole Pope
Mike Reno
Lorraine Segato
Paul Shaffer
Jane Siberry
Liberty Silver
Wayne St. John
Ian Thomas
Sylvia Tyson
Sharon Williams
Alfie Zappacosta
Salome Bey
Liona Boyd
John Candy
Robert Charlebois
Tom Cochrane
Bruce Cockburn
Burton Cummings
Dalbello
Brian Good
Corey Hart
Ronnie Hawkins
Dan Hill
Mark Holmes
Tommy Hunter
Paul Hyde
Marc Jordan
Geddy Lee
Gordon Lightfoot
Murray McLauchlan
Baron Longfellow (aka Andy Kim)
Frank Mills
Joni Mitchell
Kim Mitchell
Anne Murray
Bruce Murray
Aldo Nova
Catherine O'Hara
Oscar Peterson
Colina Phillips
Carole Pope
Mike Reno
Lorraine Segato
Paul Shaffer
Jane Siberry
Liberty Silver
Wayne St. John
Ian Thomas
Sylvia Tyson
Sharon Williams
Alfie Zappacosta
Writers Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance and David Foster
Producer David Foster