## Metadata
**Caption:** soul, orchestral ballad, civil rights anthem, strings, 1960s, powerful, male vocal
**BPM:** 84
**Duration:** 180.0s
**Key:** C major
**Time Signature:** 4

## Lyrics
[verse]
I grew up in a house where the walls were thin,
Learned to carry weight before my life could begin.
Been a long, long time since I could rest,
But I keep on climbing toward the west.

[chorus]
Skies are gray now, but I believe,
Brighter days are coming, I won't be deceived.
Skies are gray now, but I believe,
Brighter days are coming, I won't be deceived.

[verse]
I stand at the corner where they turn me away,
Told to wait my turn for another day.
But there's a strength that lives inside my chest,
Telling me the dawn will pass every test.

[chorus]
Skies are gray now, but I believe,
Brighter days are coming, I won't be deceived.
Skies are gray now, but I believe,
Brighter days are coming, I won't be deceived.

[bridge]
I've stumbled down and fallen more than twice,
But I get back up, I pay the price.
Somewhere ahead there's a brighter day,
And I believe it's coming, come what may.

[chorus]
Skies are gray now, but I believe,
Brighter days are coming, I won't be deceived.
Skies are gray now, but I believe,
Brighter days are coming, I won't be deceived.