Why not say it like it is, like you know you should, before they break your little heart? Ooh, we'll break it good. The feelings are way inside, they never let you down. So why not say it like it is, even if it don't make your mama proud? Why change your mind when you make it up? Second chances don't come easy, easy for some. Baby, I don't know the lock from the key, but I know one of them is you, and the other one's me. So if it's happiness you want, that's what you'll get. You gotta rise up little sister, turn on the light, rise up to the stories you've been told. Cause love don't come in black or white, oh no, no, no. My mama tells me I won't get through the pearly gates, cause I ain't sorry for my sins and all my mistakes. Mama, I don't know if I'm going up or down, but I know heaven's gonna be one lonely town. But if it's happiness you want, that's what you'll get. You gotta rise up little sister, turn on the light, rise up to the stories you've been told. Cause love don't come in black or white, oh no, no, no. Turn on the light, rise up to the stories you've been told. Rise up little sister, turn on the light, rise up to the stories you've been told. Cause love don't come in black or white, oh no, no, no. Turn on the light, rise up to the stories you've been told. Rise up, open your eyes up, love don't come in black or white, oh no, no, no. Rise up to the stories you've been told, you know love don't come in black or white. Little sister, you gotta rise up.