"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

- Will be plenty

- Worth the price

- 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