Let me tell you what I wish I'd known
When I was young and dreamed of glory
You have no control:
Who lives, who dies, who tells your story?

I know that we can win
I know that greatness lies in you
But remember from here on in
History has its eyes on you (whoah, whoah, whoah, whoah, yeah)
History has its eyes on you (whoah, whoah, whoah, whoah, yeah)

I knew you’d fight
Until the war was won
The war’s not done
But you deserve a chance to meet your son
Look around, look around at how lucky we are
To be alive right now
Will you relish being a poor man’s wife
Unable to provide for your lifе?
I relish being your wife
Look around, look around…
Look at whеre we are
Look at where we started
The fact that you’re alive is a miracle
Just stay alive, that would be enough
And if this child shares a fraction of your smile
Or a fragment of your mind, look out world!
That would be enough
In the eye of a hurricane
There is quiet
For just a moment
A yellow sky
When I was seventeen a hurricane
Destroyed my town
I didn’t drown
I couldn’t seem to die
I wrote my way out
Wrote everything down far as I could see
I wrote my way out
I looked up and the town had its eyes on me

History has its eyes on you (whoah, whoah, whoah, yeah)
Who lives, who dies, who tells your story? (whoah, whoah, whoah, yeah)
(History has its eyes on you)
Rise up
When you're living on your knees, you rise up
Tell your brother that he's gotta rise up
Tell your sister that she's gotta rise up (who lives, who dies)
When are these colonies gonna rise up? (who tells your story)
When are these colonies gonna rise up?
When are these colonies gonna rise up?
When are these colonies gonna rise up?
Rise up
History has its eyes on you
I put myself back in the narrative
I stop wasting time on tears
I live another fifty years
It’s not enough
And I’m still not through
I ask myself, what would you do if you had more time
The Lord, in his kindness
He gives me what you always wanted
He gives me more time
And when my time is up, have I done enough?
Will they tell your story? (history has its eyes on you)
Who lives, who dies, who tells your story? (whoah, whoah, whoah, yeah)
History has its eyes on you