[Verse 1]
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

[Verse 2]
There's a cry
In the distance (Ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh)
It's a voice
That comes from deep within (Hey, yeah)
There's a cry
Asking why
I pray the answer's up ahead, yeah
'Cause I know where I've been

[Chorus]
There's a road
We've been travelin'
Lost so many on the way
But the riches
Will be plenty
Worth the price
The price we had to pay
[Verse 3]
There's a dream (Dream)
In the future
There's a struggle
That we have yet to win
And there's pride
In my heart
'Cause I know
Where I'm going, yes I do
And I know where I've been, yeah

[Chorus]
There's a road (There's a road)
We must travel (We must travel)
There's a promise (There is a promise)
We must make (That we must make)
'Cause the riches (Oh, but the riches)
Will be plenty (The riches will be plenty, yeah)
Worth the risk (Worth the risk)
And chances that we take (And the chance that we take)
There's a dream (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
In the future
There's a struggle
That we have yet to win (We have yet to win)
Use that pride (Pride)
In our hearts (In our hearts)
To lift us up (Lift us up)
To tomorrow (Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)
[Outro]
'Cause just to sit 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 (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)