You Will Rise

You Will Rise - Sweetback

U Yeah

I got a story that must be heard

About a little girl who wished she was a bird

She was unhappy livin' in her ghetto cage

But it gave her hope when her sweet grandma would say:

(Baby you will rise)

Rise

(Limit is the skies)

The skies

(Don't let nobody fill your head with their lies)

Nobody fill your head with lies

(Baby you will rise)

Rise

(Never compromise)

Compromise

(Milk and honey is waitin' for you on the other side)

Waitin' for you on the other side

Yeah

She had a burning desire to go far

And she had lively hopes of reaching every star

One day she'd leave this place

But never forget her people's face

And when she found her dreams

She'd come back and proclaim:

(Baby you will rise)

Rise

(Limit is the skies)

The skies

(Don't let nobody fill your head with their lies)

Nobody fill your head with lies

(Baby you will rise)

Rise

(Never compromise)

Compromise

(Milk and honey is waitin' for you on the other side)

Waiting on the other side

You will rise

(Baby you will rise)

Rise

(Limit is the skies)

The skies

(Don't U let nobody fill your head with their lies)

Don't U let nobody fill your head with lies

(Baby you will rise)

You willRise

(Never compromise)

Never Compromise

(Milk and honey is waitin' for you on the other side)

Waiting waiting

(Baby you will rise)

You will Rise

(Limit is the skies)

Limit is the skies

(Don't u let nobody fill your head with their lies)

Don't you let nobody fill your head with lies

(Baby you will rise)

Rise

(Never compromise)

Compromise

(Milk and honey is waitin' for you on the other side)

Got a burning in my heart

To keep it real and do my part

Got a burning in my soul

To recognize where I'm from yeah

Got a burning in my heart

To keep it real and do my part

Got a burning in my soul in my soul

To recognize where I'm from yeah

Got a burning in my heart

To keep it real and do my part

Got a burning in my soul soul

To recognize where I'm from yeah