So they'll see that it's me
I know they'll wonder about my recovery
Yes, I lost a love that promised happiness
What my heart wouldn't accept
They keep a holding me down
But I rise, yes, it can be done
They keep a holding me down
But I rise, they can't make me run
But I rise, got my second wind
But I rise, tell 'em I'm back again
Just say, I ain't been licked
Tell 'em for me, I ain't been licked
My whole world fell apart
Till this day no one knows
All those precious things
Hands I thought would help
But I rise, yes, it can be done
But I rise, they can't make me run
But I rise, got my second wind
But I rise, tell 'em I'm back again
Just say, I ain't been licked
Tell 'em for me, I ain't been licked
But I rise just to start again
Rise, show 'em that I can
Rise, found a brand new dream
Rise just to prove one thing
Just say, I ain't been licked
Tell 'em for me, I ain't been licked
I'll find the strength somehow