RISE

When I was just a child,

I was born a little wild.

My mama could never settle me.

And like a mustang running in the plains,

I ran the plains to the open sea.

And every hardship that I had,

and every tear I ever shed.

It made me tougher, made me wiser,

All the blood that I have bled.

I’ve got a fire in my veins,

And clothes covered in mud stains.

This world ain’t gonna knock me around,

until that day I’m cold and dead and buried 6ft down.

I will rise up, I'll be stronger

I haven’t got fear any longer.

Like a Phoenix I will fly

Spread my wings and touch the sky

Oh lord I won’t be denied,

and I’m gonna rise…

Now this secret you should keep,

The path ahead is bumpy and road is steep;

But I will not give up, won’t lay down and die,

Cause when things get tough, I will survive.

Don't need no preacher that’s gonna preach

Don’t need no teacher that’s gonna teach

I’ve learned all of my lessons,

And my heart tells me to be free.

Don’t need cocaine, don’t need whiskey,

Don’t need a pretty girl to miss me.

Don’t need a saint to wish me well,

Cause the truth I must admit, is that I will never quit,

and it gives me strength to live life when its hell!

I will rise up, I'll be stronger.

I haven’t got fear any longer.

I won't back down, I won’t cry

Like a phoenix I will fly.

Like a hero in a legend, I walk off in the sun

But my story never ends, and there will always be another one.

Oh lord, I won’t be denied

And I’m gonna riiiiiiiiise!

I’m gonna rise.

Yeah I’m gonna rise…