The Morning Is Mine

Six in the morning, the morning is mine
Still breathing, still standing
I watched the dark turn gold

I came from a town where the lights stayed off
Counting coins on the floor when the money got soft
Everybody said I'd come up short
Now the scar on my hand is the proof I fought
Mama said, "Child, when the clouds roll grey
Keep your head up high and your knees where you pray"
The dark can't hold what it cannot claim
The sun still answers when you call its name

And I held on, held on
Through every night till dawn
I held on, held on
Moyo, now watch me rise

They count me out (up now)
Mama said pray, so I pray
Made it through the night
Six in the morning

Moyo (on the rise)
The morning is mine
Moyo (on the rise)
Six in the morning

Moyo (on the rise)
The morning is mine
Moyo (on the rise)
Six in the morning

I remember when the rent was due
Phone on five percent and the friends were few
Dreams in my chest that nobody knew
Now the same old dream done carried me through
No locked door gon' hold my road
No borrowed smile gon' dim my glow
I prayed through nights that moved so slow
And the morning came, now the whole block knows

They count me out (up now)
Mama said pray, so I pray
Made it through the night
Six in the morning

I was breaking, but I kept breathing
Counting empty rooms, still believing
I carry every name that carried me
Mama's prayer and the whole family tree

They count me out (up now)
Mama said pray, so I pray
Six in the morning
The morning's for everyone

Six in the morning
Moyo, on the rise