I Choose to Rise

I choose to rise above all the haters Because I know with the Lord I can be greater Than the people around me who bring Negativity I choose to rise above the bad images of a black teenager Because I am one of those people who talk about doing major Things in life I choose to rise above sex Because shoot I don’t want to be the next One with a baby walking down the street With my kid having no shoes on his feet I choose to rise above drugs Because I don’t want to be in the crack house lying on the rugs Trying to get my next fix to relieve the pain and hurt inside of me So I choose to be The one who rises above those things that will bring me down Because I don’t want others to frown Upon me I Choose to Rise above everyone else and be The best that I can Because I know that with God I can do all things in life So I choose to stand strong through all the strife I Choose to Rise