Rising Up

There's so many ways to look at time Time has taught me many ways Spent my whole life out here chasin' dreams The ones they said would make a change One of these days I'll break these chains 'Cause they're only holding me down It's not too late, I'm not afraid of the mess they make I'm risin' up I'm risin' up No longer pullin' in me under I'm got this hunger It's in my blood (yeah) I'm risin' up I've had enough No longer part of this system This is my rythmn It's in my blood I'm risin', I'm risin' Did you read the papers? They wrote myn ame in Did you try to understand? Ain't no shame to show the person within 'Cause I am who I am One of these days I'll break these chains 'Cause they're only holdin' me down And it's not too late, I'm not afraid of the mess they made I'm risin' up I'm risin' up No longer pullin' me under I'm got this hunger It's in my blood (it's in my blood) I'm risin' up I've had enough No longer part of this system This is my rythmn It's in my blood I'm risin', I'm risin' Well they said they couldn't raise me But I knew how I was raised Can you still see the real me? Written on my face (I'm risin') Fiend livin' on the concrete (I'm risin') Can you still feel there's so much (I'm risin') I knew that people change when I have it (I'm risin') Just to get the satisfaction Craving a reaction (I'm risin') (I'm risin' up) I'm risin' up, I've had enough I've had enough, no longer part of this system This is my rythmn It's in my blood (it's in my blood) I'm risin', I'm risin'