From Tonos/AOL: Tonos and AOL Music are proud to announce the Winner of Michael Jackson's "Dream" Songwriting Contest. The winning lyric, as judged by the song's co-writers Carole Bayer Sager, David Foster and Michael Jackson, came from Ric Kipp of Nashville, Tennessee.
"After receiving so many great entries, making a final decision was extremely difficult," says Sager. "However, in the end, we felt that Ric Kipp from Nashville best captured the lyrical vision that David, Michael and I had when we first began writing this song.
"After choosing Ric, we flew him out to Los Angeles for a co-writing session with David and I, and we are proud of the final lyric. Ric proved himself to be very professional and a very accomplished lyricist in his own right, who truly worked hand-in-hand with us on this song and the results of this collaboration are now here for all to see.
"We're currently working out a time for Michael to come in and record his vocals on this project. We'd like to thank all those who took the time to submit their heartfelt lyrical entries that in this small way can help bring all of us in the world closer together."
The final lyrics for the song are:
We are here, then we're gone
In the end only love lives on
So take a moment while you can
To stop one heart from breaking
I've felt peace and I've felt pain
Every generation seems to pass the blame
It's up to us to make a change
Let it ring across the land
I have this dream, which I believe
That the world can live as one in harmony
Every child who's born
Needs to believe that he belongs
I have this dream
You and I have this chance
To hold the future in our hands
We can light the darkest night
And make a new tomorrow
I have this dream, which I believe
That the world can live as one in harmony
Every child who's born
Needs to believe that he belongs
I have this dream
It's a dream that once began
Becomes a song that has no end
And when the angels all join in
We'll make the heavens sing
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