Everybody's tryin' to bring me down They're tryin' to rob me right out of the town Stick in the knife and give it a twist They twist my arm till they're breakin' my wrist They try to tell me what I'm doin' is wrong They say I'm singin' the wrong kind of song I believe what I'm doin' is right I'll stand my ground and put up a fight One day I'm gonna rise Get the light between the eyes My day is comin' soon One day I'm gonna shoot the moon Let us live lives of our own We don't agree until you leave us alone We all have different ways we wanna live Some people take and some wanna give Every man deserves a chance To live his life, to shout and to dance If anyone denies me these rights Be prepared to stand up and fight One day I'm gonna rise Get the light between the eyes My day is comin' soon One day I'm gonna shoot the moon One day I'm gonna rise Get the light between the eyes My day is comin' soon One day I'm gonna shoot the moon Everybody's tryin' to bring me down They're tryin' to rob me right out of the town Stickin' the knife and givin' a twist Trust my arms to the break in my ribs Try to tell me what I'm doin' is wrong They say I'm singin' the wrong kind of song I believe what I'm doin' is right I'll stand my ground and put up a fight One day I'm gonna rise Get the light between the eyes My day is comin' soon One day I'm gonna shoot the moon One day I'm gonna rise Get the light between the eyes My day is comin' soon One day I'm gonna shoot the moon One day I'm gonna shoot the moon