Rise And Shine Lyrics - Steppenwolf

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