This song, in theory, is the sequel to “We Are The World” by USA For Africa.
Just like its “predecessor”, Michael Jackson wrote this song and recruited tons of celebrity singers (including Usher, *NSYNC, Celine Dion, Mariah Carey, and many more) in an effort to raise awareness and money to benefit...
[Celine Dion:] How many people will have to die before we will take a stand?
[Billy Gilman:] How many children will have to cry, before we do all we can?
[Reba McEntire:] If sending your love is all you can give
[Nick Carter:] To help one live
[Usher:] How many times can we turn our heads
[Brian McKnight:] And pretend we cannot see
[Mariah Carey:]
Healing the wounds of our broken earth
We are one global family
[Jon Secada:] Just sending your prayers
[Beyoncé:]
Is something you'll feel
Helping one heal
[Michael Jackson:] What have I got that I can give?
[*NSYNC:] What have I got that I can give?
[Luthor Vandross:] (Tell me)
[Michael Jackson:] What have I got that I can give?
[Justin Timberlake:] (Hey-yeah, oh-oh)
[NSYNC:]
To love and to teach you
To hold and to need you
What more can I give?
Lay down our fears and reach out and make a pact
[Gloria Estefan]: Show him the love that is in our hearts let us bring salvation back
[Luthor Vandross]: Just sending your love has the power to heal
So let's all give
[Chorus]
What have I got that I can give?
[Luthor Vandross]: (Is not allowed to give just a little bit)
[All:] What have I got that I can give?
[Luthor Vandross:] (Everyone should be a part of it)
[All:]
To love and to teach you
To hold and to need you
What more can I give?
[Michael Jackson:]
Say the words
I'll lay me down for you
[Celine Dion:]
Just call my name
I am your friend
[Michael Jackson:]
See, then why do they keep teaching us
Such hate and cruelty?
We should give over and over again
[All:] What have I got that I can give?
[Michael Jackson:] (We should give over and over again!)
[All:] What have I got that I can give?
[Michael Jackson:] (Oh my God, oh my God)
[Boyz II Men:] (Oh my Lord)
[All:]
See, to love and to teach you
To hold and to need you
What more can I give?
[All:] What have I got that I can give?
[Mariah Carey:] Ah
[All:] What have I got that I can give?
[Michael Jackson:] (give you, give to you)
[All:]
See, to love and to teach you
To hold and to need you
What more can I give?
[All:] What have I got that I can give?
[Celine Dion:] (What more can I give?)
[All:] What have I got that I can give?
[Michael Jackson:] (I wanna give to you, give it to you)
[All:]
See, to love and to teach you
To hold and to need you
What more can I give
[Michael Jackson:] (they think I'm wasting my time now)
[All:] What have I got that I can give?
[Michael Jackson:] (To give it to you)
[Mariah Carey:] Ah
[Michael Jackson:] (we wanna give to you!)
[All:] What have I got that I can give?
To hold and conceal you
(Oh, no, yeah, yeah, yeah)
[All:]
To love and to heal you
What more can I give?
(Give me, give me one time more)
What have I got that I can give?
[Gloria Estefan:]
(What I got, what have I got)
(Say your prayers)
What have I got that I can give?
(Show the world how much you really care)
To love and to teach you
[Celine Dion:]
(To love you, teach you)
To hold and to need you
(To hold you, to need you)
(What more?)
What more can I give?
[All:] What have I got that I can give?
[3 Little Women:] (What can I give? Tell me what can I give you)
[All:]
What have I got that I can give?
To hold and conceal you
To love and to heal you
What more can I give?
What More Can I Give was written by Rubén Blades & Michael Jackson.
What More Can I Give was produced by Michael Jackson.
Michael Jackson released What More Can I Give on Mon Oct 27 2003.