More songs by Diana Ross
Description
Recordingarranger, Producer, Composer Lyricist: Nickolas Ashford
Recordingarranger, Producer, Composer Lyricist: Valerie Simpson
Stringarranger: Rob Mounsey
Remixer: James Simpson
Lyrics and translation
Original
Hold down the gangway so they'll see that it's me.
I know they're wonderin' 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.
They keep on holding me down, but I rise. They can't make me run.
Holding me down, but I rise. Got my second wind.
They keep on holding me down, but 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 to me.
I ain't been licked.
Ooh.
Like out of 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 steer.
Hands I thought were helping pushed me over the hill.
They keep on holding me down, but I rise. Yes, it can be done.
They keep on holding me down, but I rise. They can't make me run.
They keep on holding me down, but I rise. Got my second wind.
They 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. -No.
I ain't been licked.
Tell 'em to me.
I ain't been licked.
Oh, yeah.
They keep on holding me down, but I rise just to start again.
Rise. Show 'em that I can.
Rise. From the brand new dream.
-Rise. Just to prove one thing. Just say. -I ain't been licked.
-No, no, no. -I ain't been licked.
-No, no, yeah. -I ain't been licked.
Tell 'em to 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.
-So long, I'll carry on. -I ain't been licked.
-I'll find the strength 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. -I ain't been licked.
-Ain't been licked, no, no. -I ain't been licked.
Ooh, yeah, -yeah. -I ain't been licked.
-Ooh. -I ain't been licked.
-Although my love is gone. -I ain't been licked.
-So long, I'll carry on. -I ain't been licked.
-I'll find a 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, no.
-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 to me.
I ain't been -licked. -All right, all right,
I -know. -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.
-I ain't been licked. -No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
English translation
Hold down the gangway so they'll see that it's me.
I know they're wonderin' 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.
They keep on holding me down, but I rise. They can't make me run.
Holding me down, but I rise. Got my second wind.
They keep on holding me down, but 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 to me.
I ain't been licked.
Ooh.
Like out of 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 steer.
Hands I thought were helping pushed me over the hill.
They keep on holding me down, but I rise. Yes, it can be done.
They keep on holding me down, but I rise. They can't make me run.
They keep on holding me down, but I rise. Got my second wind.
They 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. -No.
I ain't been licked.
Tell 'em to me.
I ain't been licked.
Oh, yeah.
They keep on holding me down, but I rise just to start again.
Rise. Show 'em that I can.
Rise. From the brand new dream.
-Rise. Just to prove one thing. Just say. -I ain't been licked.
-No, no, no. -I ain't been licked.
-No, no, yeah. -I ain't been licked.
Tell 'em to 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.
-So long, I'll carry on. -I ain't been licked.
-I'll find the strength 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. -I ain't been licked.
-Ain't been licked, no, no. -I ain't been licked.
Ooh, yeah, -yeah. -I ain't been licked.
-Ooh. -I ain't been licked.
-Although my love is gone. -I ain't been licked.
-So long, I'll carry on. -I ain't been licked.
-I'll find a 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, no.
-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 to me.
I ain't been -licked. -All right, all right,
I -know. -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.
-I ain't been licked. -No, no, no, no, no, no, no.