The sun is high; I'm just waking up And I think I might finally be giving up My boots are tight when I'm standing up They tap to the sound of my half empty cup And you say "change your ways" But I really don't think that I could I've been walking 'round With my head hanging down And I really don't think that I should I'm gonna head downtown Let down. I can't hide behind your preconceived Notions of who you think I should be Hold my tongue if you have a vice If you press hard enough I might try to play nice I don't pretend be what I'm not It's wasted energy Nothing left for me I am dying if I'm not Elated I'm not anything If I don't feel a beating And I don't feel a beating,heart The moon is mine and I'm getting up And I think I will rise and I'll rise up The moon is mine and I've had enough And I think I will rise. I will rise up. And you say "change your ways" But I really don't think that I could I've been walking 'round With my head hanging down And I really don't think that I should I'm gonna head downtown Let down.