RISE UP AND SING
Lyrics by Joel Adlen
If I drew a picture one
little picture
Of
a world that's open and free
With crayons and pencil
I'd outline all the colors I'd want you to see
Blue for the ocean and
waves set in motion
Black, for the sky late at
night
Brown
for the earth and for all that's it worth
Clouds brushed in silver
and white
But what if that picture, that
one single picture
Is hidden and kept out of
view
Though
you're hoping to find a world color blind
Here's the thing you must
do:
You gotta rise up and sing
Rise up and sing
Oh sister and brother
Take care of each other
While tracing the colors
of life
Rise up and sing
Rise up and singTo the world that says, “hide”
I say stand by my side,
and
Rise
up and sing!
But
what if that picture, that one single picture
Is
hidden, and kept out of view
Though
you're hoping to find
A
world, color blind
Listen,
child and give me your hand,
Just
give me your hand
Rise
up and sing
Rise
up and sing
Oh sister and brother
Reach out to each other
Embracing the colors of
life
Rise up and sing
Rise up and sing!
To the world that says “hide”
I say "stand by my
side!” and
Rise Up and Sing!