The Rising (Springsteen on Broadway)

[Verse 1]
Can't see nothin' in front of me
Can't see nothin' coming up behind
I make my way through this darkness
I can't feel nothin' but this chain that binds me
Lost track of how far I've gone
How far I've gone, how high I've climbed
On my back's a 60 pound stone
On my shoulder a half mile line

[Chorus]
Come on up for the rising
Come on up, lay your hands in mine
Come on up for the rising
Come on up for the rising tonight

[Verse 2]
Left the house this mornin'
Bells ringin' filled the air
Wearin' the cross of my calling
On wheels of fire I come rollin' down here

[Chorus]
Come on up for the rising
Come on up, lay your hands in mine
Come on up for the rising
Come on up for the rising tonight
(Yeah, li-li-li-li-la-li-li-li-li-li
La-la-li-li-li-la-la-li-li)

[Bridge]
There's spirits above and behind me
Faces gone, black eyes burnin' bright
May their precious blood bind me
Lord, as I stand before your fiery light
(Li-li-li-li-li-li-li-li-li
La-la-li-li-li-li-li-li-li-li)

[Verse 3]
I see you Mary in the garden
In the garden of a thousand sighs
There's holy pictures of our children
Dancing in a sky filled with light
May I feel your arms around me?
May I feel your blood mix with mine?
A dream of life comes to me
Like a catfish dancin' on the end of my line

[Bridge]
Sky of blackness and sorrow (A dream of life)
Sky of love, sky of tears (A dream of life)
Sky of glory and sadness (A dream of life)
Sky of mercy, sky of fear (A dream of life)
Sky of memory and shadow (A dream of life)
Your burnin' winds fill my arms tonight
Sky of longing and emptiness
Sky of fullness, sky of blessed life

[Chorus]
Come on up for the rising
Come on up, lay your hands in mine
Come on up for the rising
Come on up for the rising tonight
(Yeah, ii-li-li-li-li-li-li-li-li
La-la-li-li-li-li-li-li-la-li-li
La-la-li-li-li-li-li-li-la-li-li
La-la-li-li-li-li-li-li-la-li-li)

[Outro]
A dream of life
A dream of life
A dream of life