Baby let me tell you From all the mistakes I've made Some days will crush your spirit And make you question your strength You'll wake up in the morning Sinking down in your bed When everything seems hopeless Remember these words I said You can be a rockstar, famous actor Big league player, doesn't matter You're gonna fall down (everyday) You're gonna fall down And when you taste that earth, face in the dirt Gotta rise up, gotta rise up When you're stumblin down, smack on the ground, sing oh When the daylight blinds, open your eyes Gotta rise up, gotta rise up When the reaper come calling in the dead of night, sing oh Rise up, rise up now To your higher elevation From the fires in the basement, sing oh Rise up, rise up now When you're down on the pavement Show the crowd what you're made of, sing oh Rise up (Welcome to the world, baby) So welcome to the real world One day you'll be out there earning Life's about to school ya Same old lessons til you learn em And I promise you this, your shit will hit the fan And when it does, you can call me and I'll lend a hand You can be a rockstar, famous actor Big league player, doesn't matter You're gonna fall down (everyday) You're gonna fall down Hallelujah Life is gonna school ya You can be a rockstar, student, teacher Junior, senior, loser, genius You're gonna fall down (everyday) You're gonna fall down, fall down, fall down (everyday) And when you do you gotta rise up