Rise up Rise up I gotta rise up from these streets I'm gonna stand up Stand up Get back on my feet Yeah It was like any other morning 'Til the sun hit me between the eyes And shot a light on my situation I'd finally done it this time I had a brand new pair of bracelets And a number for a name A little room that I could pace in Twenty three hours a day I gotta rise up Rise up Rise up from these streets I gotta stand up I gotta walk tall And get back on my feet Yeah Now I'm doing the county shuffle Waiting in line for the stress box I'm dialling up a prayer to get me out of trouble But I doubt God takes collect calls I gotta rise up Rise up Rise up from these streets I gotta stand up I gotta walk tall And get back on my feet Gotta promise me mamma You gonna stop your crying It's gonna stick this time She said, "When you keep yours, I'll keep mine" I know I got cracks in the foundation And it's gonna take a lot of sand to seal Yeah, I got some skeletons in the basement It's time I dig them up and heal 'em, whoa I gotta rise up (I'm gonna rise up) Rise up (I'm gonna rise up) Rise up from these streets I gotta stand up (I'm gonna stand up) I gotta walk tall (I'm gonna walk tall) And get back on my feet