"I Know Where I've Been" from "Hairspray"
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
Sing it, Kyla.
There's a cry
In the distance
It's a voice
That comes from deep within
- Yeah, yeah
- There's a cry asking why
I pray the answer's up ahead
'Cause, 'cause I know where I've been
- There's a road
We've been travelin'
Lost so many
On the way
- Yeah, God
- But the riches
- Ooh, but the riches
- Will be plenty
- Worth the price
- We had to pay - Pay
- There's a dream, there's a dream
It's in the future
There's a struggle - Struggle
- We have yet to win
- Mmm, mmm
There's a pride in my heart - In my heart
- 'Cause I know where I'm going
- Yeah - Yeah
- And I know where I've been
-Sing it, girl. - 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, y'all, but the riches
- Riches
- I say the riches
- Worth the risk - Worth the risk
- And the chances - And the chances
- We take - That we take
There's a dream
- Whoo
- In the future
- Oh, yeah - There's a struggle
- Struggle - We have yet to win
- Oh, oh
Use that pride - Pride
- In our hearts - In our hearts
- Lift us up - Lift us up
- To tomorrow - Ooh, ooh
- 'Cause just to sit still
- Would be a sin
- I know it, I know it I know where I'm going
- Lord, I know
-Sing it, girl.
-No, you sing it.
- I know
- Where I've been
- Yeah, yeah, yeah, Lord
- 'Cause I know where I've been