Sometimes the night starts closin' in
And I've lost my way home again
I'm runnin' out of places I can turn
Enemies on every side
Not a friend around for miles
That's the time it really starts to hurt
Beat me up and drag me down
I'll never be afraid
I will hold my head high
Lift my hands to the sky
Rise above all who try to bring me down
I will hold my head high
I know you said, "It'd be okay"
Sometimes I question just the same
I wonder if my problems are too small
Then I look back and realize
All your pain and sacrifice
Oh and how you suffered for us all
Beat me up and drag me down
I'll never be afraid
I will hold my head high
Lift my hands to the sky
Rise above all who try to bring me down
I will hold my head high
Beat me up and drag me down
And lock me in or keep me out
Whatever they may throw at me
I'll turn into a song for you
I will hold my head high
Lift my hands to the sky
Rise above all who try to bring me down
I will hold my head high
Lift my hands to the sky
Rise above all who try to bring me down
I will hold my head high