Rise Up Strong

Intro

Yeah, it’s another day, another story

Feet on the pavement, mind in glory

Looking at these walls that try to hold me

But nothing in this world could ever mold me

Verse 1

Grew up listening to wisdom from the corner store

Dreams heavy in my backpack, searching for more

Every scar’s another lesson, pain on the floor

I break chains every time I walk through the door

Never had a silver spoon but I kept it clean

Learned to see the beauty lying deep in between

Still moving up, turn my anger to serene

Turn hard nights to reality from a dream

Chorus

Can’t hold me down, I rise up strong

Find my way even when it seems wrong

Holding hope in the palms of my hands

Still standing tall, you won’t understand

Verse 2

Every block got a story, every face a name

Taught to fight for tomorrow, not just fortune or fame

Had to find my own light, can’t wait for a flame

Make my purpose my path, got no one to blame

A world full of hurdles, but I’m jumping each one

Lessons in the losses and the battles I’ve won

Trying to lift up my people, not just me and my son

We all searching for peace when this struggle’s never done

Chorus

Can’t hold me down, I rise up strong

Find my way even when it seems wrong

Holding hope in the palms of my hands

Still standing tall, you won’t understand