Now Billy, you’re a cat who tries to keep your head downYou go to work, you stop your messing aroundNow looking back at those younger daysWhen you were wild and in your bad boy phaseYou hear them talk, behind your backYou wanna walk, but you can’tRise above, rise above, keep your cool, hit ’em hard with loveYou gotta rise above, rise above, keep your cool, hit ’em hard with loveNow you find yourself in a cellar and no it ain’t cleanFeels like waking up to very bad dreamsSo much for doing, doing what’s rightNow you can’t remember what you did last nightWith a lock and key, they try to break you downYou can’t be what they wantYou gotta rise above, rise above, keep your cool, hit ’em hard with loveYou gotta rise above, rise above, keep your cool, hit ’em hard with loveWhen you feel like you’ve let everyone downYou gotta know it’s easier said than doneSo just you keep your cool and hit ’em hard with someLove, love, loveYou gotta rise above, rise above, keep your cool, hit ’em hard with loveCome on and rise above yeah, rise above, keep your cool, hit ’em hard with loveKeep your cool, hit ’em hard with love, come onKeep your cool