From the recording GIA
GIA CD
2007
~Musician Credits~
GIA WARNER-Acoustic Guitars and Keyboards
BOBBY LEWIS-Electric Guitars and Solos
NOLAN MENDENHALL-Bass Guitar
DAVID TAYLOR-Drums and percussion
HORN SECTION on “Stand Up”-
Bob Jensen(trumpet), Dave Jensen(Trombone), and
Dean Haddad(Tenor Sax and solo)
DALE GRISA-Piano solo on “Open your Eyes”
SINGERS-Greg C. Brown, Michelle Goulet, Duane Harlick, Nolan Mendenhall, Michael King, and David Mosher
Lyrics
STAND UP
Warner
The state of the world today
There’s got to be a better way
To live in it without giving in
It’s hard to rise to higher ground
When your heroes keep crashin’ down
Believe in yourself so will everyone else
Be somebody
You’ve got to…
CHORUS
Stand up- Stand up
And be somebody
Stand up- Stand up
And be someone
One voice making change
It’s time to rearrange things
Stand up- Stand up
And be somebody
Stand up- Stand up
And be someone
One strength together
One love
You cannot close your eyes
And hope bad times will just pass you by
You’ve got to make a change
This is your chance do not waste it
It’s time to see through different eyes
Let the truth wash away the lies
It’s time to cut the ties and rise up
You’ve got to…
Repeat Chorus
BRIDGE
Cannot wait for a better day
When it’s rainin’ hard don’t just pray for sunny weather
You chase those dark clouds away
We can do it together, if we stand up
SOLO
It’s time to see through different eyes
Let the truth wash away the lies
It’s time to cut the ties and rise up
You’ve got to…
Repeat chorus
Stand up, stand up, stand up
STAND UP