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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys
Piano
Johnny McDaid
Johnny McDaid
Background Vocals
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
Background Vocals
Jonny Coffer
Jonny Coffer
Programming
Jukebox
Jukebox
Programming
Emile Haynie
Emile Haynie
Programming
Ash Soan
Ash Soan
Drums
Steven Wolf
Steven Wolf
Drums
Will Reynolds
Will Reynolds
Electric Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
Songwriter
Foy Vance
Foy Vance
Songwriter
Jonny Coffer
Jonny Coffer
Songwriter
Amy Wadge
Amy Wadge
Songwriter
Alicia Augello-Cook
Alicia Augello-Cook
Songwriter
Johnny McDaid
Johnny McDaid
Songwriter

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
[Verse 2]
She was walking in the street, looked up and noticed
He was nameless, he was homeless
She asked him his name and told him what hers was
He gave her a story 'bout life
With a glint in his eye and a corner of a smile
One conversation, simple moment
The things that change us if we notice
When we look up sometimes
[Verse 3]
They said I would never make it
But I was built to break the mold
The only dream that I've been chasing is my own
[Verse 4]
So I sing a song for the hustlers trading at the bus stop
Single mothers waiting on a check to come
Young teachers, student doctors
Sons on the front line knowing they don't get to run
This goes out to the underdog
Keep on keeping at what you love
You'll find that someday soon enough
You will rise up, rise up, yeah
[Verse 5]
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
[Verse 6]
She's riding in a taxi back to the kitchen
Talking to the driver 'bout his wife and his children
On the run from a country where they put you in prison
For being a woman, speaking your mind
She looked in his eyes in the mirror and he smiled
One conversation, simple moment
The things that change us if we notice
When we look up sometimes
[Verse 7]
They said I would never make it
But I was built to break the mold
The only dream that I've been chasing is my own
[Verse 8]
So I sing a song for the hustlers trading at the bus stop
Single mothers waiting on a check to come
Young teachers, student doctors
Sons on the front line knowing they don't get to run
This goes out to the underdog
Keep on keeping at what you love
You'll find that someday soon enough
You will rise up, rise up, yeah
Written by: Alicia Keys, Amy Wadge, Ed Sheeran, Foy Vance, John McDaid, Jonny Coffer

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