She was walking in the street
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looked up and noticed
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He was nameless
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he was homeless
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She asked him his name
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and told him what hers was
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He gave her a story about a life
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With a glint in his eye
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and a corner of a smile
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One conversation
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a simple moment
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The things that change us
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if we notice
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When we look up sometimes
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They said I would never make it
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But I was built to break the mold
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The only dream that
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I've been chasing is my own
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So I sing a song for the hustlers
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trading at the bus stop
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Single mothers waiting
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on a check to come
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Young teachers student doctors
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Sons on the frontline
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knowing they don't get to run
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This goes out to the underdog
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Keep on keeping at what you love
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You'll find that someday
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soon enough
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You will rise up rise up yeah
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She's riding in a taxi
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back to the kitchen
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Talking to the driver about
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his wife and his children
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On the run from a country
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where they put you in prison
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For being a woman and
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speaking your mind
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She looked in his eyes
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in the mirror and he smiled
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One conversation a single moment
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The things that change us
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if we notice
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When we look up sometimes
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They said I would never make it
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But I was built to break the mold
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The only dream that
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I've been chasing is my own
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So I sing a song for the hustlers
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trading at the bus stop
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Single mothers waiting
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on a check to come
|
Young teachers student doctors
|
Sons on the frontline
|
knowing they don't get to run
|
This goes out to the underdog
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Keep on keeping at what you love
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You'll find that someday
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soon enough
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You will rise up rise up yeah
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Everybody rise up
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You're gonna rise yeah
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I sing a song for the hustlers
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trading at the bus stop
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Single mothers waiting
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on a check to come
|
Young teachers student doctors
|
Sons on the frontline
|
knowing they don't get to run
|
This goes out to the underdog
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Keep on keeping at what you love
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You'll find that someday
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soon enough
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You will rise up rise up yeah
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Underdog
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| Alicia Keys |
