underdog

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

he gave her a story about a life

with a glint in his eye and a corner of a smile

one conversation

a simple moment

the things that change us if we notice

when we look up

sometimes

they said i would never make it

but i was built to break the mold

the only dream that i've been chasing is my own

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 frontline 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

she's riding in a taxi back to the kitchen

talking to the driver about his wife and his children

on the 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

a single moment

the things that change us if we notice

when we look up

sometimes

they said i would never make it

but i was built to break the mold

the only dream that i've been chasing is my own

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 frontline 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

everybody rise up

you're gonna rise

yeah

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 frontline 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