Jason Gray - I'm Not Going Down lyrics

There's a time for your surrender A time to lay it down There's a time to come out swinging To get up on your feet and stand your ground You gotta know when to wait in silence On your knees with open hands You gotta know when to take up arms Cross the river and take the Promised Land I'm not going down I'm Rising up I'm gonna stand my ground And I won't give up Like a man who knows he's drowning Pulled down by the undertow You try to swim against the tide Weighed down by a heart of stone You gotta kick to keep on breathing You gotta push to stay alive Take the holy light we're given And hold it like a fire against the night I'm not going down I'm Rising up I'm gonna stand my ground And I won't give up It's not by might, and it's not by power, But by my spirit, says the Lord I'm not going down I'm Rising up I'm gonna stand my ground And I won't give up Like a flower beneath the concrete Pushing up under the weight To put a crack in the back of the pavement And break through into the light of day