Roll down the gangway
So they`ll see that it`s me
I know they`ll wonder about my recovery
Yes, I lost a love that promised happiness
What my heart wouldn`t accept
Put me to the test

They keep a holding me down
But I rise
Yes it can be done
They keep a holding me down
But I rise
They can`t make me run

Keep a holding me down
But I rise
Got my second wind
Keep a holding me down
But I rise
Tell `em I`m back again

Just say
I ain`t been licked
I ain`t been licked
I ain`t been licked
Tell `em for me
I ain`t been licked

Like outa nowhere my whole world fell apart
Till this day no one knows 
What I felt in my heart
All those precious things
Inside me tried to still
Hands I thought would help
Pushed me over the hill

Keep a holding me down
But I rise
Yes, it can be done
Keep a holding me down
But I rise
They can`t make me run

Keep a holding me down
But I rise
Got my second wind
Keep a holding me down
But I rise
Tell `em I`m back again

Just say
I ain`t been licked
I ain`t been licked
I ain`t been licked
Tell `em for me
I ain`t been licked

Keep a holding me down
But I rise
Just to start again
Rise
Show `em that I can
Rise
Found a brand new dream
Rise
Just to prove one thing

Just say
I ain`t been licked
I ain`t been licked
I ain`t been licked
Tell `em for me
I ain`t been licked

I want the world to see
I ain`t been licked
Although my love is gone
I ain`t been licked
Somehow I carry one

I ain`t been licked
I`ll find the strength somehow
I ain`t been licked
I think I`m ready now
I ain`t been licked

I ain`t been licked
I ain`t been licked
I ain`t been licked