Heaven’s Here on Earth

© 1994 Tracy Chapman

You can look to the stars in search of the answers
Look for God and life on distant planets
Have your faith in the ever after
While each of us holds inside the map to the labyrinth
And heaven’s here on earth

We are the sprit, the collective conscience
We create the pain and the suffering
and the beauty in this world
Heaven’s here on Earth
In our faith in humankind, in our respect for what is earthly
In our unfaltering belief in peace and love and understanding

I’ve seen angels wearing the disguise
Of ordinary people leading ordinary lives
Filled with love, compassion, forgiveness, and sacrifice
Heaven’s in our hearts
In our faith in humankind, in our respect for what is earthly
In our unfaltering belief in peace and love and understanding

Look around, believe in what you see
The kingdom is at hand The promised land is at your feet
We can and will become what we aspire to be
If heaven’s here on earth
If we have faith in humankind, and respect for what is earthly
And an unfaltering belief that truth is divinity
And heaven’s here on earth.

I’ve seen sprits I’ve met angels
Touched creations beautiful and wondrous
I’ve been places where I question all I think I know
But I believe I believe I believe this could be heaven

We are born inside the gates
With the power to create life And to take it away
The world is our temple The world is our church
Heaven’s here on earth
If we have faith in humankind, and respect for what is earthly.
And an unfaltering belief in peace and love and understanding
This could be heaven here on earth.