From Dust to Gold

[male

vocals]

[Intro] Kalebwangu

Ababa

unruly

ni

family

Yeah,

we

started

from

the

bottom,

mukwai

But

the

vision

never

die,

no

We

keep

climbing,

we

keep

grinding

Look

at

us

now

[Verse 1] I

remember

days

when

the

pocket

was

dry

Looking

at

the

stars,

asking

God

the

reason

why

Living

in

the

struggle,

no

food

on

the

plate

But

I

refuse

to

let

them

say

it

is

my

fate

I

was

walking

miles

in

the

hot

Lusaka

sun

Knowing

that

my

race,

yeah,

it

had

just

begun

No

shoes

on

my

feet,

but

a

fire

in

my

soul

I

was

turning

every

stone

to

reach

my

goal

[Chorus] I

come

from

poor

life,

but

I

see

the

crown

I

am

rising

up,

never

looking

down

From

the

dust

to

the

gold,

I

am

breaking

the

chain

I

am

dancing

in

the

sun,

I

am

out

of

the

rain

Yeah,

the

struggle

made

me

strong,

now

I

own

the

light

From

the

poor

life,

I

am

taking

flight

[Verse 2] Used

to

drink

the

water,

praying

for

a

taste

of

wine

Now

I

am

working

hard

just

to

make

the

future

shine

My

mama

told

me, "

Chale,

keep

your

head

up

high"

Even

when

the

clouds

are

dark,

you

gotta

touch

the

sky

I

put

in

the

work,

yeah,

the

hustle

is

real

Turning

all

the

pain

into

something

that

I

feel

From

the

Copperbelt

streets

to

the

top

of

the

world

Watch

the

story

of

a

champion

finally

unfurl

[Chorus] I

come

from

poor

life,

but

I

see

the

crown

I

am

rising

up,

never

looking

down

From

the

dust

to

the

gold,

I

am

breaking

the

chain

I

am

dancing

in

the

sun,

I

am

out

of

the

rain

Yeah,

the

struggle

made

me

strong,

now

I

own

the

light

From

the

poor

life,

I

am

taking

flight

[Bridge] No

more

looking

back,

the

past

is

just

a

ghost

I

am

raising

up

a

glass

for

the

ones

I

love

the

most

We

made

it

out,

yeah,

we

stood

the

test

Put

the

poverty

to

sleep,

yeah,

we

feeling

blessed

[Verse 3] If

you

struggling

today,

hear

me

loud

and

clear

There

is

nothing

in

this

world

that

you

gotta

fear

Keep

the

engine

running,

let

the

spirit

soar

'Cause

the

life

you

deserve

is

waiting

at

the

door

I

am

living

proof

that

you

can

change

the

view

If

I

did

it,

surely

you

can

do

it

too

[Chorus] I

come

from

poor

life,

but

I

see

the

crown

I

am

rising

up,

never

looking

down

From

the

dust

to

the

gold,

I

am

breaking

the

chain

I

am

dancing

in

the

sun,

I

am

out

of

the

rain

Yeah,

the

struggle

made

me

strong,

now

I

own

the

light

From

the

poor

life,

I

am

taking

flight

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