O-o-o-oh   O-o-o-oh      I take you one step further   I take you one step further      I will rise to the occasion   O-o-o-oh   I will always be there by your side   O-o-o-oh   I will rise to the occasion   You can count on my pride   Ah-ah-ah-ah      The words are on your lips   And I can hear you recite   You're going through the motions   And I know how you fight   But you don't need to worry about thieves in the night   'Cause I will be there by your side      Your life has been a struggle   Now come see about me   I've got my graduation   You're my final degree   I will ignore the warnings while I'm setting you free   'Cause I will be there by your side   O-o-o-oh      I will rise to the occasion   O-o-o-oh   I will always be there by your side   O-o-o-oh   I will rise to the occasion   You can count on my pride   Ah-ah-ah-ah      Who said life should be easy   That was not my refrain   My life has been preparing for the storm and the rain   So when the winds are blowing   I'll be your hurricaine   'Cause I will be there by your side   O-o-o-oh      I will rise to the occasion   O-o-o-oh   I will always be there by your side   O-o-o-oh   I will rise to the occasion   You can count on my pride   Ah-ah-ah-ah      The words are on my lips   And you can her me recite   I'm going through me motions    And you know how much I fight   But I don't need to worry about thieves in the nights   'Cause you will be there by my side      And when you feel it's over    I take you one step further   O-o-o-oh   And when you feel it's over    I take you one step further   O-o-o-oh   And when you feel it's over    I take you one step further   O-o-o-oh   You know you can count on my pride   O-o-o-oh      I will rise to the occasion   (I take you one step further)   O-o-o-oh   I will always be there by your side   (I take you one step further)   O-o-o-oh   I will rise to the occasion   (I take you one step further)   You can count on my pride   Ah-ah-ah-ah      O-o-o-oh   I will rise to the occasion   (I take you one step further)   O-o-o-oh   I will always be there by your side   (I take you one step further)   O-o-o-oh   I will rise to the occasion   (I take you one step further)   You can count on my pride   Ah-ah-ah-ah