Life can be so hard to understand
Things don't always go the way we plan
Right out of the blue can come a change
And that old sunny sky just turns to rain

But we can rise above it
Long as we got love
Baby, we can rise above it
That's what we're made of

Hand in hand, side by side
Baby, don't you know that you and I
Can rise, rise above it

This old world don't give no guarantees
Everyday is another mystery
Just when we think we're on solid ground
Around the bend come a flood to pull us down

But we can rise above it
Long as we got love
Baby, we can rise above it
That's what we're made of

Hand in hand, side by side
Baby, don't you know that you and I
Can rise, rise above it

Honey, I know we've had our share of trouble
But the good Lord don't send nothin' we can't handle

We can rise above it
Long as we got love
Baby, we can rise above it
That's what we're made of

Hand in hand, side by side
Baby, don't you know that you and I
Can rise, rise above it

Rise, rise above it
Rise above it
Rise above it
We can rise above it