Rise Up Once More

Verse 1

Concrete cradle where I learned to crawl

Mama's prayers bouncing off the hallway wall

Rent late again but the lights still glow

Counting every cent watch the numbers grow

Pre-Chorus

Every closed door taught me how to climb

Every hard year bought me back my time

I got blood and grit pumping through my chest

Ain't no mountain left that I won't crest

Chorus

I keep grinding till the sun comes up

Pour my whole soul in this paper cup

I keep climbing from the bottom floor

Knock me down I'll rise up once more

Verse 2

Cold nights shaped me turned my heart to steel

Every scar I carry taught me how to feel

They said I'd never make it out this town

Now I'm building bridges where they tore mine down

Pre-Chorus

Every closed door taught me how to climb

Every hard year bought me back my time

I got blood and grit pumping through my chest

Ain't no mountain left that I won't crest

Chorus

I keep grinding till the sun comes up

Pour my whole soul in this paper cup

I keep climbing from the bottom floor

Knock me down I'll rise up once more

Bridge

Same streets I walked as a younger man

Same brothers standing right here holding hands

We won't bend won't break won't fade away

Hard times come and go but we still stay

Chorus

I keep grinding till the sun comes up

Pour my whole soul in this paper cup

I keep climbing from the bottom floor

Knock me down I'll rise up once more