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