Rise Up and Shine
Whoa-oh, oh yeah
I got a question I wanna ask you
And I wanna ask you this way
Listen
Where were you be when the history made?
I was standing mountain top
I said where were you be when the second history made?
I was standing mountain top
We gonna rise up shine
My people rise up and shine
We gonna rise up and shine
My people rise up, shining
We will never, never gonna suffer, suffer
We will never, never suffer
We will never, never gonna suffer, suffer
We will never, never suffer
No suffering for me and my people, yeah
I see people in the street
Jubilation in the street and said we have Black President
You better know now, you better know now
I see people in the street
Jubilation in the street and dancing in the street
And said we have Black President
Obama rise up, shine
You never, never gonna suffer
Obama rise up, shine
You never, never gonna suffer
Obama rise up, shine
You never, never gonna suffer
You never, never gonna suffer, mm-mm
The world have changed, and the people living it have changed too!
You may disagree with me but let's assume that the world have changed!
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
You beat me ta-ta, I beat you ta-ta
You hate me ta-ta, I hate you ta-ta
It doesn't work anymore
You better know now
You better know now
Common people bad, hatred
Accountable, feet down the ground
Because we gonna rise up, shining
Whoa, whoa-whoa
Oh, Lord!
Africa rise up shining
We will never, never gonna suffer
Nelson Mandela rise up shining
You never, never gonna suffer
Nelson Mandela rise up shining
You never, never gonna suffer
Martin Luther get rise up shining
You never, never gonna suffer
Marcus Garvey rise up shining
You never, never gonna suffer
No suffer, no suffer, suffer, suffer (no suffering)
No suffer, no suffer, suffer, suffer (no suffering)
No suffer, no suffer, suffer, suffer (no suffering)
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, you gonna be strong
You have to be strong
Ma, ma, ma, ma
Hey, hey, hey, hey
I got a question I wanna ask you
And I wanna ask you this way
Listen
Where were you be when the history made?
I was standing mountain top
I said where were you be when the second history made?
I was standing mountain top
We gonna rise up shine
My people rise up and shine
We gonna rise up and shine
My people rise up, shining
We will never, never gonna suffer, suffer
We will never, never suffer
We will never, never gonna suffer, suffer
We will never, never suffer
No suffering for me and my people, yeah
I see people in the street
Jubilation in the street and said we have Black President
You better know now, you better know now
I see people in the street
Jubilation in the street and dancing in the street
And said we have Black President
Obama rise up, shine
You never, never gonna suffer
Obama rise up, shine
You never, never gonna suffer
Obama rise up, shine
You never, never gonna suffer
You never, never gonna suffer, mm-mm
The world have changed, and the people living it have changed too!
You may disagree with me but let's assume that the world have changed!
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
You beat me ta-ta, I beat you ta-ta
You hate me ta-ta, I hate you ta-ta
It doesn't work anymore
You better know now
You better know now
Common people bad, hatred
Accountable, feet down the ground
Because we gonna rise up, shining
Whoa, whoa-whoa
Oh, Lord!
Africa rise up shining
We will never, never gonna suffer
Nelson Mandela rise up shining
You never, never gonna suffer
Nelson Mandela rise up shining
You never, never gonna suffer
Martin Luther get rise up shining
You never, never gonna suffer
Marcus Garvey rise up shining
You never, never gonna suffer
No suffer, no suffer, suffer, suffer (no suffering)
No suffer, no suffer, suffer, suffer (no suffering)
No suffer, no suffer, suffer, suffer (no suffering)
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, you gonna be strong
You have to be strong
Ma, ma, ma, ma
Hey, hey, hey, hey
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Writer(s): James M Peterik, Jack Martin Blades
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