| Waking up from believing | |
| That I've nowhere else to go | |
| Holding on to the feeling | |
| Of what I already know | |
| No one told me the rules | |
| No one showed me the scheme | |
| But I've always played to win | |
| Time will tell what tomorrow's decision | |
| Where I start or where I begin | |
| I'm getting closer | |
| To higher ground | |
| So rise up for a new day | |
| Rise up before you go away | |
| Rise up for a new day | |
| It goes on and on and on | |
| You'd better rise up | |
| Rise up for a new day | |
| You'd better rise up | |
| Rise up for a new day | |
| Taking back what was always mine | |
| Cause you can't have my dignity | |
| Breaking down all the battle lines | |
| And it's time we both agree | |
| We're getting closer | |
| To higher ground | |
| So rise up for a new day | |
| Rise up before you go away | |
| Rise up for a new day | |
| It goes on and on and on | |
| Rise up for a new day | |
| You'd better rise up |