Lyrics I Know Where I've Been - Queen Latifah

I Know Where I've Been

There’s a light in the darkness
Though the night is black as my skin
There’s a light, burning bright, showing me the way
But I know where I’ve been
There’s a cry (Oooh) in the distance
It’s a voice that comes from deep within
There’s a cry (Oooh) asking why, I pray the answer’s up ahead
'Cause I know where I’ve been
(Ahh) There’s a road we’ve been travelin'
(Ahh) Lost so many on the way
(Oooh) But the riches will be plenty
Worth the price, the price we had to pay
There’s a dream (Dream) in the future (Oooh)
There’s a struggle (Struggle!) that we have yet to win (Oooh)
And there’s pride (Pride!) in my heart (In my heart!)
'Cause I know where I’m going, yes I do
And I know where I’ve been, yeah
There’s a road (There's a road) we must travel (We must travel)
There’s a promise (There's a promise) we must make (We must make)
Oh, but the riches, (Oh, but the riches) the riches will be plenty (The riches
will be plenty)
Worth the risks (Worth the risks) and the chances (and the chances)
That we take
There’s a dream, (There's a dream) in the future
There’s a struggle (Struggle) that we have yet to win (We have yet to win)
Use that pride (Use that pride) in our hearts (In our hearts)
To lift us up to tomorrow
'Cause just to it still would be a sin
I know it, I know it, I know where I’m going
Lord knows I know where I’ve been
Oh, when we win, I’ll give thanks to my God
'Cause I know where I’ve been!