[00:30.240]lanterns light up the night sky
[00:33.500]in celebration as the nations of the world
[00:39.520]all come together for a brief moment
[00:44.110]there is peace and harmony
[00:48.040]
[00:48.290]beijing, beijing
[00:52.720]the whole world hears your call
[00:57.050]welcome one and all to beijing
[01:02.580]
[01:02.790]in every lifetime there’s a moment
[01:06.770]when every heart fills up with pride
[01:11.190]and you feel such a feeling deep inside
[01:18.310]
[01:18.680]one world one dream
[01:20.730]is our shared hope
[01:22.790] is our shared expectation
[01:26.660]one world one dream
[01:28.960]the time has come
[01:31.060]to start the celebration
[01:34.980]one world one dream…
[01:45.880]
[01:48.870]people fill up the stadium
[01:52.060]children are laughing as the time has come to see
[01:58.130]who is the strongest, who is the fastest,
[02:02.800]who’s the finest of them all
[02:06.410]
[02:07.010]god speed, good luck
[02:11.410]and may your fortunes soar
[02:15.580]and know that it’s you we’re cheering for
[02:21.050]
[02:21.360]in every contest there’s a winner
[02:25.400]who gets the glory fair and square
[02:29.790]but together there’s a victory we can share
[02:36.470]
[02:37.670]one world one dream
[02:39.500]is our shared hope
[02:41.530]is our shared expectation
[02:45.570]one world one dream
[02:47.770]is all it takes
[02:49.680]to make a winner of us all
[02:53.810]one world one dream…
[03:04.950]
[03:05.190]instrumental break
[03:33.220]
[03:35.670]from every dream we must awaken
[03:39.780]for every journey there’s an end
[03:44.500]but perhaps there lies an answer ‘round the bend
[03:51.310]
[03:51.740]one world one dream
[03:53.790]is our shared hope
[03:55.940]is our shared expectation
[03:59.990]one world one dream
[04:02.080]the time has come
[04:04.150]to be a global nation
[04:08.260]
[04:08.490]one world one dream
[04:10.380]is our shared hope
[04:12.440]is our shared expectation
[04:16.620]one world one dream
[04:18.710]the time has come
[04:20.710]to be a global nation
[04:24.850]one world one dream
[04:27.000]one world one dream
[04:28.940]to be a global nation
[04:36.690]
[04:37.360]one world one dream…
[04:51.990]

lanterns light up the night sky
in celebration as the nations of the world
all come together for a brief moment
there is peace and harmony
beijing, beijing
the whole world hears your call
welcome one and all to beijing
in every lifetime there’s a moment
when every heart fills up with pride
and you feel such a feeling deep inside
one world one dream
is our shared hope
is our shared expectation
one world one dream
the time has come
to start the celebration
one world one dream…
people fill up the stadium
children are laughing as the time has come to see
who is the strongest, who is the fastest,
who’s the finest of them all
god speed, good luck
and may your fortunes soar
and know that it’s you we’re cheering for
in every contest there’s a winner
who gets the glory fair and square
but together there’s a victory we can share
one world one dream
is our shared hope
is our shared expectation
one world one dream
is all it takes
to make a winner of us all
one world one dream…
instrumental break
from every dream we must awaken
for every journey there’s an end
but perhaps there lies an answer ‘round the bend
one world one dream
is our shared hope
is our shared expectation
one world one dream
the time has come
to be a global nation
one world one dream
is our shared hope
is our shared expectation
one world one dream
the time has come
to be a global nation
one world one dream
one world one dream
to be a global nation
one world one dream…