Thunder on the mountains Fire in the sky The rainbow is my brother I will choose to live or die A stampede on the prairie That brings me to my knees My spirit is the eagle And he will set me free I am an uprising citizen Another night of horror The streets are living hell The gangland has no honor Just that dying smell Where is the vigilante He is better than the knave Life's a penny ante I refuse to be a slave Because I am an uprising citizen Red man When you feel an uprising And your blood runs cold You dig a little deeper To the bottom of the hole Oh, our time has come Oh, our time Uprising When you feel an uprising And your blood runs cold You look a little deeper To the bottom of your soul Oh, our time has come Oh, our time Uprising You dig a little deeper To the bottom of the hole Uprising, yeah