[Intro]
Sunrise on the runway
Salt still on my skin
Suitcase full of hand-me-downs
Big dreams boxed within (yeah)
[Verse 1]
Bare feet on hot dirt
Rain through the tin roof
Counting every coin
Stretching every soup
Mama say “be patient
Taro take time to grow”
I was writing futures
On the back of school clothes
[Chorus]
From Fiji to the world
I rise up
From the village to the sky
No give up
Used to be the last one in the line
Now I’m drinking from the top
This life is mine
From Fiji to the world
I stand tall
Every little heartbreak made me strong
From the bottom of the wave
I climb
Now I’m riding on the crest of my good life
[Verse 2]
Visa in my pocket
Tears in my old man’s eyes
“I’ll send something back
Just give me some time”
Concrete like an ocean
Cold city wind bite
Lonely in a small room
Praying through the night (yeah)
[Pre-Chorus]
So many doors slammed
So many nights I cried
But every “no” I gathered
Became fuel inside
[Chorus]
From Fiji to the world
I rise up
From the village to the sky
No give up
Used to be the last one in the line
Now I’m drinking from the top
This life is mine
From Fiji to the world
I stand tall
Every little heartbreak made me strong
From the bottom of the wave
I climb
Now I’m riding on the crest of my good life
[Bridge]
Still feel that warm sea
Calling out my name (calling)
Still taste that cassava
Round the open flame
I carry all my people
In every step I take
Turn my scars to stories
Turn my pain to faith (oh yeah)
[Chorus]
From Fiji to the world
I rise up
From the village to the sky
No give up
Used to be the last one in the line
Now I’m drinking from the top
This life is mine
From Fiji to the world
I stand tall
Every little heartbreak made me strong
From the bottom of the wave
I climb
Now I’m riding on the crest of my good life (my good life)
[Outro]
From Fiji to the world
I rise
Bare feet to tailored ties
Still that same boy in my eyes
But I’m living this good
Good life (yeah)