I Rise

Hey, we've been struggling Still we rise Rastaman open your eyes, yeah I rise from the concrete 'Cause the earth was my bed And the sky was my roof, yes I rise up from the concrete Man was searching to find his bread Yeah, oh yeah And even though it seems hard I'm gonna hold up my head Whoa now, whoa now And even though it seems hard I'm gonna hold up my head And if I'm inna want, you don't know If I'm inna need, you don't know My necessities, no cash flow Hey, where's my next meal coming from? You don't know Jah make a way In desolate places He will find our bread Be not dismayed, it's that powers that guide I from ancients of old I rise, oh, I rose up from that concrete Whoa now, whoa, 'cause the earth was my bed And the sky was my roof, aye Dreadlock rise up from the concrete, Lawd Searching to find my bread, whoa now 'Cause what? You see my smiling face And you think all is great But if you knew the other half Then bredrin', you would laugh Man rise, man rose up from the concrete, oh now 'Cause the earth was my bed And Jah sky was the roof, aye Bongo man rise up from the concrete Man was searching to find his bread Whoa now, whoa now And even though it seems hard I'm gonna hold up my head I'm telling you this now Even though it seems hard I'm gonna hold up my head This time in Iration, man won't beg This time in Iration, hold up your head Whatever you want make your sweat shed And if you work hard, you will attain your bread Whoa, this time hey, natty dread Whoa, this time, aye Man just rise, man rose up from the concrete Whoa yeah, whoa yeah, the earth was my bed And Jah sky was the roof, Lawd I man rise up from the concrete Man was searching to find his bread Oh now, oh now But even though it seems hard I'mma gonna hold up my head, whoa You see my smiling face so you think all is great But friend if you knew the other half Then you would laugh Man just rise, man rise up from the concrete Oh now, Lawd, the earth was my bed And the sky was the roof I man rise up from the concrete Man was searching to find his bread Whoa now, whoa now And even though it's so hard I'm gonna hold up my head Aye, I say, well, even though it seems hard I'm gonna hold up my head, once more If I'm inna want, you don't know And if I'm inna need, you don't know My necessities, no cash flow Hey, where is my next meal coming from? You won't know Jah make a way In desolate places Buju find him bread Be not dismayed, it is that powers That guide man from ancients of old Man rise, rise up from that concrete, oh now