Steppenwolf - Rise And Shine lyrics

Words and music by John Kay and Michael Wilk It used to be when things weren't right I do my share and join the fight And would surely stand and speak my mind Then I got lost along the way I spent my time chasing my own tail But I am here to say: I'm back to stay For I've been searching for the man I used to be I found him waiting, alive and well And he was screaming back at me "Rise and Shine, show your color Now's the time, raise your hand Rise and Shine, join your brother Draw the line, take a stand" I told my friend my change of heart He wished me well with my new start But then he turned away and slowly said: "You know this world is such a mess I'm tired of trying to help, I guess" I said: "well, what you give is what you'll get Somewhere inside you, lives the fighter I once knew The battle's raging, it's never over It's calling me, it's calling you" "Rise and Shine, show your color Now's the time, raise your hand Rise and Shine, join your brother Draw the line, take a stand" © 1989 Black Leather Music, Inc. (BMI), Michael John Music (BMI)