[Intro]
Ooh, ooh, ooh (Yes, this is for my underdogs)
Ooh, ooh, ooh (There's no ceiling above you)
[Verse 1]
She was walking in the street, looked up and noticed
He was nameless, he was homeless
She asked him his name and told him what hers was
Gave her a story 'bout life
With a glint in his eye and a corner of a smile
One conversation, simple moment
The things that change us if we notice
When we look up sometimes
[Pre-Chorus]
They said I would never makе it
But I was built to break the mold
The only drеam that I've been chasing is my own
[Chorus]
So I sing a song for the hustlers trading at the bus stop
Single mothers waiting on a check to come
Young teachers, student doctors
Sons on the front line knowing they don't get to run
This goes out to the underdog
Keep on keeping at what you love
You'll find that someday soon enough
You will rise up, rise up, yeah
[Post-Chorus]
Ooh, ooh, ooh (Let me see you)
Ooh, ooh, ooh (I love this)
[Verse 2]
She's riding in a taxi back to the kitchen
Talking to the driver 'bout his wife and his children
Run from a country where they put you in prison
For being a woman and speaking your (Mind)
She looked in his eyes in the mirror and he smiled
One conversation, simple moment
The things that change us if we notice
When we look up sometimes
[Pre-Chorus]
They said I would never make it (Uh, they said)
But I was built to break the mold
The only dream that I've been chasing is my own
[Chorus]
So I sing a song for the hustlers trading at the bus stop
Single mothers waiting on a check to come
Young teachers, student doctors
Sons on the front line knowing they don't get to run
This goes out to the underdog
Keep on keeping at what you love
You'll find that someday soon enough
You will rise up, rise up, yeah
[Post-Chorus]
Ooh, ooh, ooh (You look good, look at y'all, hey)
Ooh, ooh, ooh (Uh, uh, uh)
[Outro]
You gonna rise up, let's go
Ooh, ooh, ooh
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