I Rise - Buju Banton

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