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Underdog by Alicia Keys

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She was (1)______________ in the street, looked up and noticed
He was nameless, he was homeless
She asked him his name and told him what (2)________ was
He gave her a story 'bout a life
With a glint in his eye and a corner of a smile
One conversation, a simple moment
The (3)____________ that change us if we notice
When we (4)________ up, sometimes
They said I (5)__________ never (6)________ it
But I was built to (7)__________ the mold
The only dream that I've (8)________ chasing is my own
So I sing a song for the hustlers trading at the bus stop
Single mothers (9)______________ on a check to come
Young teachers, student doctors
Sons on the frontline knowing they don't get to run
This (10)________ out to the underdog
Keep on keeping at what you love
You'll find that (11)______________ soon enough
You will rise up, rise up, yeah
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh
She's (12)____________ in a taxi (13)________ to the kitchen
Talking to the driver 'bout his wife and his children
On the run from a country where (14)________ put you in prison
For being a woman and speaking your mind
She (15)____________ in his eyes in the (16)____________ and he smiled
One conversation, a single moment
The things that change us if we notice
When we look up, sometimes
They (17)________ I would never make it
But I was (18)__________ to break the mold
The only dream (19)________ I've been (20)______________ is my own
So I sing a song for the hustlers trading at the bus stop
Single (21)______________ (22)______________ on a check to come
Young teachers, student doctors
Sons on the frontline (23)______________ they don't get to run
This goes out to the underdog
Keep on keeping at what you love
You'll find that someday soon enough
You will rise up, rise up, yeah
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Everybody rise up
You gonna rise up, ay
I sing a song for the hustlers (24)______________ at the bus stop
Single mothers waiting on a check to come
Young teachers, student doctors
Sons on the (25)__________________ knowing they don't get to run
This goes out to the underdog
Keep on keeping at what you love
You'll find that someday soon enough
You (26)________ rise up, rise up, yeah
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh
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