Be strong, be strong



[Intro: KRS-One]

You must tell the devil (HUH), you must tell the devil (HA!)

You must tell these devils, word, (HA! HA!)

You got to tell a devil (HUH), then tell a devil (HA!)

Got.. word.. what, (HA! HA!)

You must tell the devil (HUH), huh huh (HA!)

Be strong! (HA! HA!) Word

Stand on the rock (.. stand up on the rock ..)



[Verse One: KRS-One]

When the devil got your soul, and you ain't got control

You know you Born Again, but you feel like you old

You put your mind on Christ, or put your mind on Kris

For everlasting life, you must listen to this

Now you could get with this, or you can get with that

I think you'll go with this, yo Christians where you at?

Oh yes it's KRS, with Church of the Harvest

With Clarence {?}, hip-hop's winning evangelist

And then there's Hezekiah, his fire brings the fire

He's takin it higher, tell 'em {THE DEVIL IS A LIAR}

I know, you thinkin bout that Y2K

And I see, this fear that makes you lose your way

But we got, somethin that is bigger than Benz

And we stand, upon the rock that cannot break

Through millineiums, don't you think we been here before?

Through millineiums, God has always opened the door

Word!



[Chorus: KRS-One]

You must tell the devil (HUH), you must tell the devil (HA!)

You got to tell the devil (Ahhhhhhhhhh HA! HA!)

You must tell the devil (HUH), you must tell the devil (HA!)

Word, word up (Ahhhhhhhhhh HA! HA!)

Word (HUH) (HA!)

(Ahhhhhhhhhh HA! HA!)



[Interlude]

(.. be strong ..) Be strong (.. be stronnnnnnnng ..)

Be strong!  Word

(.. be strong ..) Be strong (.. be stronnnnnnnng ..)

Endure!  Endure!



[Verse Two: KRS-One]

Yo, if all you got is money and the little things you wear

You worry bout your car note, you worry bout your hair

Then you ain't got no faith, and you must live in fear

Now listen to me people, and listen to me clear

So like I was just sayin, I think it's time for prayin

Don't put your trust in Satan, it's Christ you put your faith in

You minimize your hatin, and stop your hesitatin

It's faith that keeps you movin, so do not be mistaken



[Chorus: KRS-One]

You must tell the devil (HUH), you must tell the devil (HA!)

You must to tell the devil, word (Ahhhhhhhhhh HA! HA!) word

You got to tell the devil (HUH) UHH tell the devil (HA!)

You got to tell the devil, word (Ahhhhhhhhhh HA! HA!) word

You must tell the devil (HUH), you must tell the devil (HA!)

Word, tell that devil, word (Ahhhhhhhhhh HA! HA!) wo-word

You must tell the devil (HUH) uhh (HA!) uh-huh, yo

(Ahhhhhhhhhh HA! HA!) Yo



[Verse Three: KRS-One]

Now you listen to these lyrics, they speak into your spirit

You shiver when you hear it, but some just cannot bear it

But when you get up near it, there's no need that you fear it

It's KRS O-N-E you know me hip-hop be spirit

So you tell the devil HUH, tell that devil HA

Tell that devil HUH, tell that devil HA

You must tell the devil HUH, tell that devil HA!

Get out of my life, change your life, word



[Outro]

(.. be strong ..) (.. be stronnnnnnnng ..)

(.. be strong ..) (.. be stronnnnnnnng ..)

(.. STAND UP ON THE ROCK! ..)