Lyrics I Ain't Been Licked (12" Version) - Diana Ross

Roll down the gangway
So they'll see that it's me
I know they'll wonder about my recovery
Yes, I lost a love that promised happiness
What my heart wouldn't accept
Put me to the test

They keep on holding me down
But I rise, yes, it can be done
Keep a holding me down
But I rise, they can't make me run

Holding me down
But I rise, got my second wind
Keep on holding me down
I rise, tell 'em I'm back again

Just say, I ain't been licked (no, no, no)
I ain't been licked
I ain't been licked
Tell 'em for me, I ain't been licked

Like outta nowhere
My whole world fell apart
'Til this day, no one knows
What I felt in my heart

All those precious things
Inside me, tried to steal
Hands I thought would help
Pushed me over the hill

Keep on holding me down
But I rise, yes, it can be done
Keep on holding me down
But I rise, they can't make me run

Keep on holding me down
But I rise, got my second wind
Keep on holding me down
But I rise, tell 'em I'm back again

Just say, I ain't been licked (I ain't been licked, no, no)
I ain't been licked
I ain't been licked
Tell 'em for me, I ain't been licked

Keep on holding me down
But I rise, just to start again
Rise, show 'em that I can
Rise, found a brand-new dream
Rise, just to prove one thing

Just say, I ain't been licked (no, no, no)
I ain't been licked
I ain't been licked
Tell 'em for me (I ain't been licked)

I want the world to see
I ain't been licked
Although my love is gone
I ain't been licked
Somehow, I carry on

I ain't been licked
I'll find the strength somehow
I ain't been licked
I think I'm ready now
I ain't been licked

(I ain't been licked, I ain't been licked) I ain't been licked
I ain't been licked, no, no
I ain't been licked (ooh-ah, yeah, yeah)
I ain't been licked (ooh-whoa, ooh-whoa)
I ain't been licked (oh no, my love is gone)
I ain't been licked (somehow, somehow, I carry on)
I ain't been licked (I find the way somehow, somehow)

I ain't been licked (I think I've had enough)
I ain't been licked (I ain't been licked, I ain't been licked, no, no)
I ain't been licked (no oh, no oh)
I ain't been licked (ooh, yeah, yeah, yeah)
I ain't been licked (I ain't been licked, I ain't been licked, no, no)
I ain't been licked (tell 'em for me)

I ain't been licked (I'm ready, I'm ready now)
I ain't been licked (I ain't been licked, I ain't been licked, no, no)
I ain't been licked (I ain't been licked, no, no, no, no...)
I ain't been licked (np, no, no...)