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…