IM not going down

Theres a time for your surrender
A time to lay it down
Theres a time to come out swinging
To get up on your feet and stand your ground
You gotta know when to wait in silence
On your knees with open hands
You gotta know when to take up arms
Cross the river and take the Promised Land
Im not going down
Im Rising up
Im gonna stand my ground
And I wont give up

Like a man who knows hes drowning
Pulled down by the undertow
You try to swim against the tide
Weighed down by a heart of stone
You gotta kick to keep on breathing
You gotta push to stay alive
Take the holy light were given
And hold it like a fire against the night

Im not going down
Im Rising up
Im gonna stand my ground
And I wont give up

Its not by might, and its not by power,
But by my spirit, says the Lord

Im not going down
Im Rising up
Im gonna stand my ground
And I wont give up
Like a flower beneath the concrete
Pushing up under the weight
To put a crack in the back of the pavement
And break through into the light of day