ooh oh oh oh yeah i got a story that must be heard about a little girl who wished she was a bird she was unhappy livin in her ghetto cage but it gave her hope when her sweet grandma would say yeah baby you will rise limit is the skies don t you let nobody fill your head with their lies baby you will rise never compromise milk and honey is waitin for you on the other side she had a burning desire to go far and she had lively hopes of reaching every star one day she d leave this place but never forget her people s face and when she found her dreams she d come back and proclaim yeah baby you will rise limit is the skies don t you let nobody fill your head with their lies baby you will rise never compromise milk and honey is waitin for you on the other side rise oh rise oh oh oh oh rise you will rise  ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh baby you will rise limit is the skies don t you let nobody fill your head with their lies baby you will rise never compromise milk and honey is waitin for you on the other side baby you will rise limit is the skies don t you let nobody fill your head with their lies baby you will rise never compromise milk and honey is waitin for you on the other side got a burning in my heart to keep it real and do my part i got a burning in my soul to recognize where i m from yeah i got a burning in my heart to keep it real and do my part i got a burning in my soul to recognize where i m from yeah got a burning in my heart to keep it real and do my part i got a burning in my soul to recognize where i m from yeah ah yeah ah yeah