They say the spring marches in like a lion And look at that wildcat wind touch down In all of its ruin, rubble, and rain That's troublin' poor Nashville, my hometown But ain't we gonna rise? Nashville risin' Ain't we gonna rise up singin' again? We're gonna build it back, together Better than it ever was Than it's ever been Now this ain't the first time The hard truth stared our city down And it won't be the last one that we'll overcome See how the circle remains unbroken, Lord? See how these trials and tribulations make us strong? Ain't we gonna rise? Nashville risin' Ain't we gonna rise up singin' again? We're gonna build it back, together Better than it ever was Than it's ever been ♪ They say the spring marches in like a lion And they say she'll walk away just like a lamb Until that day, I pray God's gonna light the way We're gonna shine my city up again, and again Ain't we gonna rise? Nashville risin' Ain't we gonna rise up singin' again? We're gonna build it back, together Better than it ever was Than it's ever been Ain't we gonna rise? Nashville risin' Ain't we gonna rise up singin' again? We're gonna build it back, together Better than it ever was Than it's ever been So much better than it ever was Than it's ever been