Life can be so hard to understand   Things don't always go the way we plan   Right out of the blue can come a change   And that old sunny sky just turns to rain      But we can rise above it   Long as we got love   Baby, we can rise above it   That's what we're made of      Hand in hand, side by side   Baby, don't you know that you and I   Can rise, rise above it      This old world don't give no guarantees   Everyday is another mystery   Just when we think we're on solid ground   Around the bend come a flood to pull us down      But we can rise above it   Long as we got love   Baby, we can rise above it   That's what we're made of      Hand in hand, side by side   Baby, don't you know that you and I   Can rise, rise above it      Honey, I know we've had our share of trouble   But the good Lord don't send nothin' we can't handle      We can rise above it   Long as we got love   Baby, we can rise above it   That's what we're made of      Hand in hand, side by side   Baby, don't you know that you and I   Can rise, rise above it      Rise, rise above it   Rise above it   Rise above it   We can rise above it