Elevation: ___ Feet

.: 'God's gonna show you higher ground!' :.

This is track #5 on the Verve album, "Motor City Moments", by critically acclaimed violinist Regina Carter. Carter has been a personal favorite since her days as a member of the jazz quintet, Straight Ahead. (New listeners, check her out on "Hallucinations", "Last Night Marion Had A Real Good Dream" and the lush favorite, "You Touch Me" from their 1991 debut, Look Straight Ahead.)

Here, she lends her immense talent to a sparse yet percussive rendition of the Stevie Wonder classic, "Higher Ground", from his 1973 Innervisions album. Enjoy, look within and reach up! The original's lyrics are below :)

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"Higher Ground" by Stevie Wonder

People keep on learnin'
Soldiers keep on warrin'
World keep on turnin'
Cause it won't be too long

Powers keep on lyin'
While your people keep on dyin'
World keep on turnin'
Cause it won't be too long

I'm so darn glad He let me try it again
Cause my last time on Earth I lived a whole world of sin
I'm so glad that I know more than I knew then
Gonna keep on tryin'
Till I reach the highest ground

Teachers keep on teachin'
Preachers keep on preachin'
World keep on turnin'
Cause it won't be too long
Oh no

Lovers keep on lovin'
Believers keep on believin'
Sleepers just stop sleepin'
Cause it won't be too long
Oh no

I'm so glad that He let me try it again
Cause my last time on Earth I lived a whole world of sin
I'm so glad that I know more than I knew then
Gonna keep on tryin'
Till I reach my highest ground...Whew!
Till I reach my highest ground

No one's gonna bring me down
Oh no
Till I reach my highest ground
Don't you let nobody bring you down (they'll sho 'nuff try)
God is gonna show you higher ground
He's the only friend you have around