You Will Rise

Ooh, oh, oh oh, yeah

I got a story that must be heard

About a little girl who wished she was a bird

She was unhappy livin' in her ghetto cage

But it gave her hope when her sweet grandma would say, yeah:

Baby, you will rise

(Rise)

Limit is the skies

(The skies)

Don't you let nobody fill your head with their lies

(Nobody, fill your head with lies)

Baby, you will rise

(Rise)

Never compromise

(Compromise)

Milk and honey is waitin' for you on the other side

(Waitin' for you on the other side, yeah)

She had a burning desire to go far (Far)

And she had lively hopes of reaching every star

One day she'd leave this place

But never forget her people's face

And when she found her dreams

She'd come back and proclaim, yeah:

Baby, you will rise

Limit is the skies

(Skies)

Don't you let nobody fill your head with their lies

(Nobody, lies)

Baby, you will rise

(Rise)

Never compromise

(Compromise)

Milk and honey is waitin' for you on the other side

(Waitin', waitin' on the other side)

Rise, oh, rise

Oh, oh, oh, oh, rise

You will rise

Ooh, ooh, ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh, ooh ooh, ooh ooh

Baby, you will rise

(You will rise)

Limit is the skies

(Skies)

Don't you let nobody fill your head with their lies

(Don't you let nobody, lies)

Baby, you will rise

(You will rise)

Never compromise

(Never compromise)

Milk and honey is waitin' for you on the other side

(Milk and honey, waitin', waitin' for you)

Baby, you will rise

(You will rise)

Limit is the skies

(Limit is the sky)

Don't you let nobody fill your head with their lies

(Don't you let nobody fill your head with their lies)

Baby, you will rise

Never compromise

(Never compromise)

Milk and honey is waitin' for you on the other side

(La la la, la la, la la la la, ah ah ah)

Got a burning in my heart

To keep it real and do my part

I got a burning in my soul

To recognize where I'm from, yeah

I got a burning in my heart

To keep it real and do my part

I got a burning in my soul (In my soul)

To recognize where I'm from, yeah (Keep it real)

Got a burning in my heart

(I recognize where I'm from, yeah)

To keep it real and do my part

I got a burning in my soul (Soul)

To recognize where I'm from, yeah (Ah yeah)

Ah yeah

Ah yeah