Maurice White, Donald Whitehead & Wade Flemons **Ohh it's a shame I'ts a shame it's a shame The flame of love is about to die Somebody fan the fire The flame of love is about to die Somebody fan the fire Love is dyin' today Somebody fan the fire The flame of love is dyin' I say We gonna fan the fire, come on along Little children starving in a foreign land, talk about it brother Man afraid to shake his brother's hand (fan the fire, fan the fire) Woman in trouble callin' but nobody cares (fan the fire, fan the fire) People denied the rights that are truly theirs (It's a shame) *I believe I believe (I believe I believe) I believe I believe (I believe I believe) I believe the flame of love is about to die (fan the fire, fan the fire) I believe the flame of love is about to die The flame of love is about to die Somebody fan the fire Flame of love is about to die We're gonna fan the fire, come on along. Violence striking down great men of peace Poverty in the homes and crime in the streets (fan the fire, fan the fire) Kind-hearted people turnin' to hate (fan the fire, fan the fire) Man's about to destroy the human race (It's a shame) (*Repeat) (It's a shame) (* * Repeat) I believe the flame of love is about to die (Repeat)