I Know Where I've Been - Queen Latifah

There’s a light in the darkness

Though the night is black as my skin

There’s a light, burning bright, showing me the way

But I know where I’ve been

There’s a cry (Oooh) in the distance

It’s a voice that comes from deep within

There’s a cry (Oooh) asking why, I pray the answer’s up ahead

'Cause I know where I’ve been

(Ahh) There’s a road we’ve been travelin'

(Ahh) Lost so many on the way

(Oooh) But the riches will be plenty

Worth the price, the price we had to pay

There’s a dream (Dream) in the future (Oooh)

There’s a struggle (Struggle!) that we have yet to win (Oooh)

And there’s pride (Pride!) in my heart (In my heart!)

'Cause I know where I’m going, yes I do

And I know where I’ve been, yeah

There’s a road (There's a road) we must travel (We must travel)

There’s a promise (There's a promise) we must make (We must make)

Oh, but the riches, (Oh, but the riches) the riches will be plenty (The riches

will be plenty)

Worth the risks (Worth the risks) and the chances (and the chances)

That we take

There’s a dream, (There's a dream) in the future

There’s a struggle (Struggle) that we have yet to win (We have yet to win)

Use that pride (Use that pride) in our hearts (In our hearts)

To lift us up to tomorrow

'Cause just to it still would be a sin

I know it, I know it, I know where I’m going

Lord knows I know where I’ve been

Oh, when we win, I’ll give thanks to my God

'Cause I know where I’ve been!