Tennessee Rise

Hello California Morning, Hello Mississippi Dawn

Tennessee Rise, the sleep out of your eyes

You thought tomorrow'd never come

How you wanna ride this wave mmmmm

Depends what frequency you're on

Go and make yourself known

Tomorrow knows their own

I got joy in my heart this morning

I got trouble on my mind

Yes my people know how to feel two ways

About something at the very same time

Yeah the joy's for the new day coming

Yeah the trouble's for that too

Cause we've come so far / sooo far

But there's so much left to do.

Hello California Morning, Hello Mississippi Dawn

Tennessee Rise, the sleep out of your eyes

You thought tomorrow'd never come

How you wanna ride this wave mmmmm

Depends what frequency you're on

Go and make yourself known

Tomorrow knows their own

Oh the Freedom Riders calling

Told us all to carry on

To be the ones, to be the ones

We shall not be overcome

Oh that long long Arc of Justice

That long long Arc of Peace

We Trouble these waters to be released

Come together now Tennessee

Hello California Morning, Hello Mississippi Dawn

Tennessee Rise, the sleep out of your eyes

You thought tomorrow'd never come

How you wanna ride this wave mmmmm

Depends what frequency you're on

Go and make yourself known

Tomorrow knows their own

Oh The Trail of Tears is still rolling

Ole Tennessee waltzing in blood

My daughter can't sleep for the nightmares

Every night she's gunned down at school

Everyday she sings her wild anthems

She beats her fears out on her drums

Now she's a wolf cub yeah she's Harriet Tubman

Ooooooohhhs

Can we be brave as our children?

Hello California Morning, Hello Mississippi Dawn

Tennessee Rise, the sleep out of your eyes

You thought tomorrow'd never come

How you wanna ride this wave mmmmm

Depends what frequency you're on

Go and make yourself known

Tomorrow knows their own

Tomorrow knows their own