I live at the base of a mountain She is sleeping on her side When I wake up I look out the window And watch the sun rise over her hip And if you look right into that shining It's bright enough to make you blind I tug on the curtains and lie back in bed And pull the covers up over my head But that sun she ain't stopping for no one She's blazing up through the sky I can wake up now or wake up at noon But later or sooner it's gonna be time to Rise and shine Get up, my girl Rub the sleep from your eyes Release your light on the world Rise and shine It's true nothing's permanent But you have a place in the firmament So rise and shine I used to sing in my basement When no one else was at home The only time I felt free to shine Was when I was alone In the safety of that solitude I was radiant with light Surrounded by four thick walls I could lift my wings and fly But now I'm not hiding for no one I'm blazing up through the sky I'm waking up, I'm starting to bloom No more singing to empty rooms You may always hear the voices Which shout their doubts and warnings But you'll always have choices And always mornings To rise and shine Oh grace you are amazing Your sound it is so sweet I once was lost but now am found I believe, I believe When we all have been here Ten thousand years times ten There's no less time for us to shine And no better time to begin So rise and shine…