Lyrics
[verse]
Every city got a story to tell
Every block where the hustlers dwell
We been counted out since day one
Now watch us rise up like the sun
[verse]
Grew up hard but we never bent
Every dollar was hard work sent
Now we standing tall for the whole world to see
Living proof of what we can be
[chorus]
Stand up, stand up
Let the whole world hear us
Stand up, stand up
Ain't nobody gonna clear us
We been through the fire, we been through the rain
Stand up, stand up, break every chain
[verse]
They told us we would never make it out
Now we the ones the young kids talk about
Every scar we carry tells a tale
Every storm we been through, we set sail
[chorus]
Stand up, stand up
Let the whole world hear us
Stand up, stand up
Ain't nobody gonna clear us
We been through the fire, we been through the rain
Stand up, stand up, break every chain
[bridge]
This the anthem for the ones who fought
Every lesson that the struggle taught
We ain't backing down, we ain't backing up
Whole city rise, whole city stand up
[chorus]
Stand up, stand up
Let the whole world hear us
Stand up, stand up
Ain't nobody gonna clear us
We been through the fire, we been through the rain
Stand up, stand up, break every chain
