Uh-huh huh huhhh
Let me tell ya now
Uh-huh
(Mmhhmmm)When I had you to myself, I didn’t want you around
Those pretty faces always made you stand out in a crowd
But someone picked you from the bunch, one glance was all it took
Now it’s much too late for me to take a second lookOh baby, give me one more chance
(To show you that I love you)
Won’t you please let me back in your heart
Oh darlin’, I was blind to let you go
(Let you go, baby)
But now since I see you in his arms
(I want you back)
Yes I do now
(I want you back)
Ooh ooh baby
(I want you back)
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
(I want you back)
Na na na naTrying to live without your love is one long sleepless night
Let me show you, girl, that I know wrong from right
Every street you walk on, I leave tear stains on the ground
Following the girl I didn’t even want aroundLet me tell ya now
Oh baby, all I need is one more chance
(To show you that I love you)
Won’t you please let me back in your heart
Oh darlin’, I was blind to let you go
(Let you go, baby)
But now since I see you in his armsAll I want…
All I need…
All I want!
All I need!

When tomorrow comes
I’ll be on my own
Feeling frightened of
The things that I don’t know
When tomorrow comes
Tomorrow comes
Tomorrow comesAnd though the road is long
I look up to the sky
And in the dark I found, lost hope that I won’t fly
And I sing along, I sing along, and I sing alongI got all I need when I got you and I
I look around me, and see a sweet life
I’m stuck in the dark but you’re my flashlight
You’re getting me, getting me, through the night
Kick start my heart when you shine it in my eyes
Can’t lie, it’s a sweet life
Stuck in the dark but you’re my flashlight
You’re getting me, getting me, through the night
‘Cause you’re my flashlight (flashlight)
You’re my flashlight (flashlight), you’re my flashlightOohI see the shadows long beneath the mountain top
I’m not afraid when the rain won’t stop
‘Cause you light the way
You light the way,
You light the wayI got all I need when I got you and I
I look around me, and see a sweet life
I’m stuck in the dark but you’re my flashlight
You’re getting me, getting me, through the night
Kick start my heart when you shine it in my eyes
Can’t lie, it’s a sweet life
Stuck in the dark but you’re my flashlight
You’re getting me, getting me, through the night
(Light, light, light, you’re my flashlight)
Light, light, you’re my flashlight
Light, light, light, light, light, oh
(Light light light you’re my flashlight)
You’re my flash, ohI got all I need when I got you and I
I look around me, and see a sweet life
I’m stuck in the dark but you’re my flashlight
You’re getting me, getting me, through the night
Kick start my heart when you shine it in my eyes
Can’t lie, it’s a sweet life
Stuck in the dark but you’re my flashlight
(You’re my flashlight)
You’re getting me, getting me through the night
‘Cause you’re my flashlight
‘Cause you’re my flashlight
You’re my flashlightOoh ooh
Ooh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ooh oh ohYou’re my flashlight
Light, light
You’re my flashlight
Light light ye-yeah(Light light light
You’re my flashlight
Light light)You’re my flashlight

Chorus
Hey now when you look up at the sky
We’ll be shootin’ stars just passin’ by
You’ll be shining bright with me tonight
We’ll be burnin’ up like neon lights

Verse
Be still, my heart ’cause you’re here right now, you’re here right now,
right now
Shining like stars ’cause you’re beautiful, you’re beautiful, right now
You’re all I see in all these places
You’re all I see in all these faces
So let’s glow in the dark and spark the lights, the lights

Chorus
Hey now when you look up at the sky
We’ll be shootin’ stars just passin’ by
You’ll be shining bright with me tonight
We’ll be burnin’ up like neon lights

Chorus
Hey now when you look up at the sky
We’ll be shootin’ stars just passin’ by
You’ll be shining bright with me tonight
We’ll be burnin’ up like neon lights

Hook
Neon lights
Neon lights
Neon lights
Like neon lights, oh
Like neon lights, oh

Verse
Be still, my heart ’cause you’re here right now, you’re here right now, right now
Shining like stars ’cause you’re beautiful, you’re beautiful, right now
You’re all I see in all these places
You’re all I see in all these faces
So let’s glow in the dark and spark the lights, the lights

Chorus
Hey now when you look up at the sky
We’ll be shootin’ stars just passin’ by
You’ll be shining bright with me tonight
We’ll be burnin’ up like neon lights

Chorus
Hey now when you look up at the sky
We’ll be shootin’ stars just passin’ by
You’ll be shining bright with me tonight
We’ll be burnin’ up like neon lights

Hook
Neon lights
Neon lights
Neon lights
Like neon lights, oh
Like neon lights, oh

Verse*
Be still, my heart ’cause you’re here right now, you’re here right now, right now
Shining like stars ’cause you’re beautiful, you’re beautiful, right now
You’re all I see in all these places
You’re all I see in all these faces

Outro
Like neon lights, oh
Like neon lights, oh
Be still, my heart ’cause you’re here right now

1st Verse
Tryna rain, tryna rain on the thunder
Tell the storm I’m new
I’ma walk, I’ma march on the regular
Painting white flags blue
Please forgive me, I’ve been running
Running blind in truth
I’ma rain, I’ma rain on this bitter love
Tell the sweet I’m new

 

Bridge
I’m telling these tears, “Go and fall away, fall away”
May the last one burn into flames

 

Chorus
Freedom! Freedom! I can’t move
Freedom, cut me loose!
Freedom! Freedom! Where are you?
Cause I need freedom too!
I break chains all by myself
Won’t let my freedom rot away
Hey! I’ma keep running
Cause a winner don’t quit on themselves

 

 

2nd Verse
I’ma wade, I’ma wave through the waters
Tell the tide, “Don’t move”
I’ma riot, I’ma riot through your borders
Call me bulletproof
Please forgive me, I’ve been runnin’
Runnin’ blind in truth
I’ma wade, I’ma wave through your shallow love
Tell the deep I’m new

 

Bridge
I’m telling these tears, “Go and fall away, fall away”
May the last one burn into flames

 

Chorus
Freedom! Freedom! I can’t move
Freedom, cut me loose!
Freedom! Freedom! Where are you?
Cause I need freedom too!
I break chains all by myself
Won’t let my freedom rot away
Hey! I’ma keep running
Cause a winner don’t quit on themselves

 

Rap
Everyday, I meditate for practice
Channel 9 news tell me I’m movin’ backwards
Eight blocks left, death is around the corner
Seven misleadin’ statements ’bout my persona
Six headlights wavin’ in my direction
Five-O askin’ me what’s in my possession
Yeah, I keep runnin’, jump in the aqueducts
Fire hydrants and hazardous
Smoke alarms on the back of us
But mama, don’t cry for me, ride for me
Try for me, live for me
Breathe for me, sing for me
Honestly guidin’ me
I could be more than I gotta be
Stole from me, lied to me, nation hypocrisy
Code on me, drive on me
Wicked, my spirit inspired me
Like yeah, open correctional gates in higher desert
Yeah, open our mind as we cast away oppression
Yeah, open the streets and watch our beliefs
And when they carve my name inside the concrete
I hope it forever reads

Chorus
Freedom! Freedom! I can’t move
Freedom, cut me loose!
Freedom! Freedom! Where are you?
Cause I need freedom too!
I break chains all by myself
Won’t let my freedom rot away
Hey! I’ma keep running
Cause a winner don’t quit on themselves

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“Powerful” (from Empire)

1st Verse
People been talking about it
We won’t just stand here in silence
Can’t stop the fire from rising rising, Ooh, ooh

2nd Verse
People don’t you be afraid
So many innocents slain
This is an era for change, Change

1st Bridge
And Malcolm’s probably turning in his grave
Every shade was beautifully made

Chorus
And powerful, There’s so much strength in you and me
Powerful, A breath away from victory
I matter, you matter, we matter all
I matter, you matter, we matter all
Powerful, Powerful

3rd Verse
I see a colorful future
Where skin don’t define any human
And stars are the only thing shooting
Shooting, Ooh, ooh

4th Verse
Mothers who bury their child
How can we sit there and hide
Change comes when all take a stand now
Stand up, Stand up

2nd Bridge
Martin’s speech still echoes in my brain
Every shade was beautifully made

Chorus
And powerful, There’s so much strength in you and me
Powerful, A breath away from victory
I matter, you matter, we matter all
I matter, you matter, we matter all
Powerful, Powerful

Interlude
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Chorus
And powerful, There’s so much strength in you and me
Powerful, A breath away from victory
I matter, you matter, we matter all
I matter, you matter, we matter all
Powerful, Powerful

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The Greatest

1st Verse
Uh-oh, running out of breath, but I
Oh, I, I got stamina
Uh-oh, running now, I close my eyes
Well, oh, I got stamina
And uh-oh, I see another mountain to climb
But I, I, I got stamina
Uh-oh, I need another lover, be mine
Cause I, I, I got stamina

Bridge
Don’t give up, I won’t give up
Don’t give up, no no no
Don’t give up, I won’t give up
Don’t give up, no no no

Chorus
I’m free to be the greatest, I’m alive
I’m free to be the greatest here tonight, the greatest
The greatest, the greatest alive
The greatest, the greatest alive

2nd Verse
Well, uh-oh, running out of breath, but I
Oh, I, I got stamina
Uh-oh, running now, I close my eyes
But, oh, I got stamina
And oh yeah, running to the waves below
But I, I got stamina
And oh yeah, I’m running and I’ve just enough
And uh-oh, I got stamina

Bridge
Don’t give up, I won’t give up
Don’t give up, no no no
Don’t give up, I won’t give up
Don’t give up, no no no

Chorus
I’m free to be the greatest, I’m alive
I’m free to be the greatest here tonight, the greatest
The greatest, the greatest alive
The greatest, the greatest alive

Hook
Oh-oh, I got stamina
Oh-oh, I got stamina
Oh-oh, I got stamina
Oh-oh, I got stamina

Rap
Hey, I am the truth
Hey, I am the wisdom of the fallen
I’m the youth
Hey, I am the greatest
Hey, this is the proof
Hey, I work hard, play hard, pay dues, hey
I transform with pressure
I’m hands-on with effort
I fell twice before my bounce back was special
Letdowns will get you,
And the critics will test you
But the strong will survive,
Another scar may bless you, ah

Bridge
Don’t give up, I won’t give up
Don’t give up, no no no
Don’t give up, I won’t give up
Don’t give up, no no no

Chorus
I’m free to be the greatest, I’m alive
I’m free to be the greatest here tonight, the greatest
The greatest, the greatest alive
The greatest, the greatest alive

Outro
The greatest, the greatest alive (4x)

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Glory

Chorus
One day when the glory comes
It will be ours, it will be ours
One day when the war is won
We will be sure, we will be sure
Oh glory (Glory, glory)
Oh (Glory, glory)

Verse
Hands to the skies, no man, no weapon
Formed against, yes glory is destined
Every day women and men become legends
Things that go against our skin become blessings
The movement is a rhythm to us
Freedom is like religion to us
Justice is juxtapositionin’ us
Justice for all just ain’t specific enough
One son died, his spirit remembered by’ us
Truant livin’ livin’ in us, resistance is us
That’s why Rosa sat on the bus
That’s why we walk through Ferguson with our hands up
When it go down we woman and man up
They say, “Stay down”, and we stand up
Shots, we on the ground, the camera panned up
King pointed to the mountain top and we ran up

Chorus
One day when the glory comes
It will be ours, it will be ours
One day when the war is won
We will be sure, we will be sure
Oh glory (Glory, glory)
Oh (Glory, glory)

2nd Verse
Now the war is not over, victory isn’t won
And we’ll fight on to the finish, then when it’s all done
We’ll cry glory (glory), oh glory (glory)
Oh (Glory, glory)
We’ll cry glory (glory), oh glory (glory)
Oh (Glory, glory)

Verse
Hands to the skies, no man, no weapon
Formed against, yes glory is destined
Every day women and men become legends
Things that go against our skin become blessings
The movement is a rhythm to us
Freedom is like religion to us
Justice is juxtapositionin’ us
Justice for all just ain’t specific enough
One son died, his spirit remembered by’ us
Truant livin’ livin’ in us, resistance is us
That’s why Rosa sat on the bus
That’s why we walk through Ferguson with our hands up
When it go down we woman and man up
They say, “Stay down”, and we stand up
Shots, we on the ground, the camera panned up
King pointed to the mountain top and we ran up

Chorus
One day when the glory comes
It will be ours, it will be ours
One day when the war is won
We will be sure, we will be sure
Oh glory (Glory, glory)
Oh (Glory, glory)

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Change

1st Verse
When I was young I would look in the mirror
Didn’t know it then but now it couldn’t be clearer
That I remember being filled with such wonder
Before learnin’ that the world can be harsher

2nd Verse
Who you love or the color of your skin
Or the place that you were born and grew up in
Shouldn’t decide how you will be treated
Cause we’re all the same when everybody’s breathing

Chorus
Waiting for a change to set us free
Waiting for the day when you can be you and I can be me
Waiting for hope to come around
Waiting for the day when hate is lost and love is found
Waiting for a change
Waiting for a change
(Change, change)

3rd Verse
For all the brave and the souls who went before us
Stand tall, be proud and lift your voices
Let ’em know who we are and our choices
And one day we won’t have to sing this chorus

Chorus*
Waiting for a change to set us free
Waiting for the day when you can be you and I can be me
Waiting for hope to come around
Waiting for the day when hate is lost and love is found
Waiting for a change
Waiting for a change
(Change, change)
Hold on
Waiting for a change
(Change, change)

Outro
When I was young I would look in the mirror
Didn’t see it then but now it couldn’t be clearer

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My Shot (Rise Up Remix)
Originally by The Roots featuring Busta Rhymes, Rewritten by Alice Tsui

Intro
Woah, woah, woah, woah, woah, woah, woah

1st Verse
Ayo mugshots, gun shots, dope shots, jump shot
Take your pick, but you only get one shot
Advice from a schoolteacher to a young tot
Applyin’ a sticker to his Spiderman lunchbox
When even role models tell us we’re born to be felons
We’re never gettin’ into Harvard or Carnegie Mellon
And we gon’ end up either robbin’ somebody or killin’
It’s not fair that’s all they can tell us
That’s why you hustle hella hard, never celebrate a holiday
That’ll be the day I coulda finally hit the lottery
I refuse to ever lose or throw my shot away
Or chalk it up as just another one that got away
So I’m unapologetic, I’m on my calesthenics
If I have given it all I got I cannot regret it
My point of destination’s different from where I was headed
‘Cause I’ma shoot for the stars to get it
One shot

Chorus
I said I’m not throwin’ away my shot
I said I’m not throwin’ away my shot
Yo I’m just like my country
I’m young, scrappy and hungry
And I’m not throwin’ away my shot
I said I’m not throwin’ away my shot
No I’m not throwin’ away my shot
Yo I’m just like my country
I’m young, scrappy and hungry
And I’m not throwin’ away my shot

2nd Verse
When opportunity knock, you don’t send anyone to get it
Answer the door, welcome it, let it in or regret it
They said if you can’t beat ’em then join ’em
I said, “Forget it”
‘Cause once you join ’em you’re buildin’ a ceilin’ the way you’re headed
Be American, express how you feel and take the credit
Don’t settle for 87, go premium unleaded and
Take off, shake all the hate off, it’s over
It’s they loss, the payoff’s their weight off your shoulders
Must admit, I’m feelin’, I’m kind of um
Lighter as a writer with this fire and desire to go higher
Than a stealth fighter pilot with my eye on every prize
I surprise you guys, I’m a prize fighter
My nine to five describe, your scribe survive minor
Setbacks and take steps back from pied pipers
Be leaders, believers in yourself and mean it
I mean you only get one shot, take it or leave it

Chorus
I said I’m not throwin’ away my shot
I said I’m not throwin’ away my shot
Yo I’m just like my country
I’m young, scrappy and hungry
And I’m not throwin’ away my shot
I said I’m not throwin’ away my shot
No I’m not throwin’ away my shot
Yo I’m just like my country
I’m young, scrappy and hungry
And I’m not throwin’ away my shot

Hook
Rise up
If you livin’ on your knees, you rise up
Tell your brother that he’s gotta rise up
Tell your sister that she’s gotta rise up
When are folks like me and you gonna rise up?
Every city, every hood, we need to rise up
All my soldiers, what’s good? We need to rise up
We ain’t got no other choice, we need to rise up
Rise up!

Chorus
I said I’m not throwin’ away my shot
I said I’m not throwin’ away my shot
Yo I’m just like my country
I’m young, scrappy and hungry
And I’m not throwin’ away my shot
I said I’m not throwin’ away my shot
No I’m not throwin’ away my shot
Yo I’m just like my country
I’m young, scrappy and hungry
And I’m not throwin’ away my shot

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Remember the Name – Originally by Fort Minor, Rewritten by Alice Tsui

Intro (ALL)
You ready?! Let’s go!
Yeah, for those of you that wanna know what we’re all about
It’s like this y’all (c’mon)

Chorus (ALL)
This is ten percent luck, Twenty percent skill
Fifteen percent concentrated power of will
Five percent pleasure, Fifty percent pain
And a hundred percent reason to remember the name

1st Verse (Girls rap, Boys choreography)
They call us third graders slick
And he’s spittin’ fire with ice
Got him out the dryer, he’s hot
Found him in Crown Heights, ‘round the block
Had his failures right in the spotlight
He’s been down and about
The type of person recognizing only flaws, and filled with doubt
Eight years in the makin’, patiently waitin’ to grow
Now the record with us all, takin’ over the globe
He’s got a partner in crime, we all are equally dope
You won’t believe the illest lines that come out of this kid’s throat

2nd Verse (Boys rap, Girls choreography)
Hey, she’s not your everyday on the block
She knows how to work with what she’s got
Makin’ her way to the top
She often gets a comment on her name
People keep askin’ her, “Was it given at birth
Or does it stand for an acronym?”
No, she’s livin’ proof, got her rockin’ the booth
She’ll spit these rhymes out quicker than a cheetah on the loose
Us third graders are known around as one of the best
Dedicated to what we doin’, give a hundred percent

3rd Verse (ALL)
Now let’s go
Nobody really knows how or why we work so hard
It seems like we never got time
Because we write every note and we write every line
And you’ve seen us at work when that light goes on in our minds
It’s like a design is written in our heads every time
Before we even touch a key or speak in a rhyme
And those haters we coexist with, wanna mess with our minds,
Ridiculous, without even trying, how do we do it?

Chorus (ALL)

1st Verse (Girls rap, Boys choreography)

2nd Verse (Boys rap, Girls choreography)

3rd Verse (ALL)

Chorus (ALL) (2x)

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This Day’s for Us

We’re here to shine
So let’s get ready for a brand new day.
Our hearts and minds
Focused and ready, we’re on our way.
We’re all here together
Hear our voices together
We’ll shine bright together
A new day together
For you and me, and all of us.
This day’s for you and me, and all of us.
This day’s for us.

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https://soundcloud.com/musicwithmissalice/another-day-of-sun-instrumental

Another Day of Sun

Intro (All)
Ba-ba-da-ba da-ba-da-ba
Ba-ba-ba ba-da-ba-da-ba
Ba-ba-ba ba

1st Verse (Girls)
I think about that day
I hopped onto a subway station
Crown Heights-bound, 4 train
We were in third grade, and our performance was so soon
Still I did what I had to do
‘Cause I just knew
Spring-time, Thursday night
You’d sink into your seats
Right as they dimmed out all the lights
A Technicolor world made out of music and machine
It called me to be on that screen
And live inside each scene

1st Pre-Chorus (All)
Without a nickel to my name
Hopped a bus, here I came
Could be brave or just insane
We’ll have to see
‘Cause maybe in that sleepy town
They’’ll sit one day, the lights are down
They’’ll see my face and think of how they
Used to know me

Chorus (All)
Climb these hills
I’m reaching for the heights
And chasing all the lights that shine
And when they let you down
You’ll get up off the ground
‘Cause morning rolls around
And it’s another day of sun

2nd Verse (Boys)
I hear ’em ev’ry day
The rhythms on the sidewalks
That’ll never fade away
The ballads in the classrooms
Left by those who came before
They say “you gotta want it more”
So I bang on ev’ry door

2nd Pre-Chorus (All)
And even when the answer’s “no”
Or when my money’s running low
The dusty mic and neon glow
Are all I need
And someday as I sing my song
A small-town kid’ll come along
That’ll be the thing to push him on and go go

Chorus (All)
Climb these hills
I’m reaching for the heights
And chasing all the lights that shine
And when they let you down
You’ll get up off the ground
‘Cause morning rolls around
And it’s another day of sun

Dance Section

Bridge
(Girls) And when they let you down
(Boys) The morning rolls around

Outro (All)
It’s another day of sun
It’s another day of sun
It’s another day of sun
It’s another day of sun
Just another day of sun
It’s another day of sun
Another day has just begun
It’s another day of sun
It’s another day of sun

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Spirit

Intro Instrumental

1st Verse
Yeah, yeah, and the wind is talkin’
Yeah, yeah, for the very first time
With a melody that pulls you towards it
Paintin’ pictures of paradise

Pre-Chorus
Sayin’ rise up to the light in the sky, yeah
Watch the light lift your heart up
Burn your flame with your might

1st Chorus
Whoa, spirit
Watch your so-ul open (open), yeah
Spirit, can you hear it callin’? (Callin’)
Yeah

2nd Verse
Yeah, yeah, and the water’s crashin’
Trying to keep your head up high
While you’re tremblin’, that’s when the magic happens
And the stars, gather by, by your side

Pre-Chorus
Sayin’ rise up to the light in the sky, yeah
Watch the light lift your heart up
Burn your flame with your might

2nd Chorus
Yeah, spirit
Watch your so-ul open (open), yeah
Spirit, can you hear it callin’? (Callin’)
Yeah, yeah

Post-Chorus
Your challenges are comin’ close
Stand with your might
So take on all the world you can
And be one of the greats, I am, I am
Oh… I am, I am

3rd Chorus (2x)
Whoa, spirit,
Watch your so-ul open (open), yeah
Spirit, can you hear it callin’? (Callin’),
Yeah (yeah)

Final Post-Chorus
Your challenges are comin’ close
Stand with your might
So take on all the world you can
And be one of the greats, I am

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Never Give Up

1st Verse
I’ve battled monsters that won’t let me sleep
Called to the world to help and rescue me

Pre-Chorus
But I won’t never give up, no, never give up, no, no
No, I won’t never give up, no, never give up, no, no

Chorus
And I won’t let you get me down
I’ll keep gettin’ up when I hit the ground
Oh, never give up, no, never give up no, no, oh
I won’t let you get me down
I’ll keep gettin’ up when I hit the ground
Oh, never give up, no, never give up, no, no, oh

Post-Chorus (2x)
I’ll find my way, find my way, oh, oh, oh-oh
I’ll find my way, find my way, oh, oh, oh-oh

2nd Verse
Oh yeah, I’m haunted by the distant past
Called to the skies but they were overcast

Pre-Chorus
But I won’t never give up, no, never give up, no, no
No, I won’t never give up, no, never give up, no, no

Chorus
And I won’t let you get me down
I’ll keep gettin’ up when I hit the ground
Oh, never give up, no, never give up no, no, oh
I won’t let you get me down
I’ll keep gettin’ up when I hit the ground
Oh, never give up, no, never give up, no, no, oh

Post-Chorus (2x)
I’ll find my way, find my way, oh, oh, oh-oh
I’ll find my way, find my way, oh, oh, oh-oh

Breakdown

Bridge
Never give up, never give up,
Never give up, never give up, no, no, oh

Chorus
And I won’t let you get me down
I’ll keep gettin’ up when I hit the ground
Oh, never give up, no, never give up no, no, oh
I won’t let you get me down
I’ll keep gettin’ up when I hit the ground
Oh, never give up, no, never give up, no, no, oh

Post-Chorus (2x)
I’ll find my way, find my way, oh, oh, oh-oh
I’ll find my way, find my way, oh, oh, oh-oh