when the sun rise up, over the mountain top
oh you know im gonna be here singing in the day…
and when this song rise up, from my living breath
oh you know these words are gonna find their way to you
(refrain) saying we’ve got to change, oh we’ve got to rejoice
yeah we’ve got to sing out with the music of our souls
and when the sun rise up is when im closest to
that nameless light, that home inside us all
and i’ve got roots growing up
from the earth into my bones
and i can feel their hold on me every time i move
and when the moon is right, ad it shines on through
oh you know just like the ocean im gonna find my way back in too…
and i’ve played on the mountain, yes i’ve played by the sea
always hoping just to light a flame up in the hearts of strangers
as you walk on by , and i sing with a smile, hope you recognize a reflection of you…
saying we’ve got to change (etc.)
and when the sun rise up…(x2)
most days i think to myself bout the times to come
and i wonder if my children gonna see the sun like i do
so i hold out my heart , and it gets hurt sometimes
but i aint gonna die feeling like i didnt do the best i could
to say we’ve got to change…(etc.)
and when the sun rise up… (x2)
