| Every morning on the evening news
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| I hear the same ol' story someone singing the blues
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| Disaster striking out and you’re not ready
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| California quakes and the Midwest floods
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| See the hurricanes and the Malibu mud
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| Ice and snow, you know it drives you crazy
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| I hear the prophet of the modern day
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| Shouting out from the side of the stage
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| The kind is rising
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| Will you be ready to stand up and fight
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| There’s feeling all across the land
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| Times are tough--getting way out of hand
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| Crime is on the run and there’s no safety
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| War in the streets, the economy
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| Nothing stays the same and there’s nothing for me
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| Everybody’s frantic for the sure thing
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| I see the prophet of the modern day
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| Stepping out from society’s cage
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| The king is rising
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| Will you be ready to stand up and fight
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| The king is rising
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| Will you be ready to lay down your life
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| I don’t think he’ll take any longer, no
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| I don’t think he’ll take any more
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| The king is rising
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| Will you be ready to stand up and fight
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| The king is rising
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| Will you be ready to lay down your life |