Memphis: A New Musical movie - Make Me Stronger lyrics

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CHOIR/FELICIA:

Pick me up, lift me higher,

Give me strength, I never had!

For I can't be weak, too much longer-

Oh, Lord, Lord, Lord, make me stronger!

Oh, Lord, Lord, Lord, make me stronger!

HUEY:

Oh, Mama, listen to me!

They're too blind and they just can't see!

I'm buyin' you a home-

I swear right now, I swear right here,

I'm gonna make this poverty disappear!

I'm gonna make this poverty disappear!

CHOIR/FELICIA:

Pick me up, lift me higher,

Give me strength I never had!

MAMA:

All my life, I done what's proper,

And here we are; still poor as dirt!

Oh, I just can't take this too much longer...

Oh, Lord, Lord, Lord, make me stronger!

Oh, Lord, Lord, make me stronger!

CHOIR:

Feel his love,

FELICIA:

Feel his love!

CHOIR:

Feel his power,

FELICIA:

Feel his power!

CHOIR:

Move a mountain,

FELICIA:

Move a mountain!

CHOIR:

Change the world,

FELICIA:

Gonna change the world!

CHOIR:

For I can't be weak-

FELICIA:

Oh, I can't be weak-

CHOIR/FELICIA:

Too much longer!

Oh, Lord, Lord, Lord, make me stronger!

Feel his love,

MAMA:

Feel his love...

CHOIR/FELICIA:

Feel his power!

MAMA:

Feel his power!

CHOIR/FELICIA:

Move a mountain,

MAMA:

Move a mountain!

CHOIR/FELICIA:

Change the world,

MAMA:

Change the world!

CHOIR/FELICIA:

For I can't be weak,

MAMA:

Oh, I can't be weak,

CHOIR/FELICIA:

Too much longer,

MAMA:

Too much longer!

CHOIR/FELICIA/MAMA:

Oh, Lord, Lord, Lord, make me stronger!

Oh, Lord, Lord, Lord, make me stronger!

FELICIA:

He makes me stronger!

CHOIR:

Makes me stronger!

FELICIA:

He makes me stronger!

CHOIR:

Makes me stronger!

FELICIA:

When I am weak,

CHOIR:

Makes me stronger!

FELICIA:

He makes me strong!

CHOIR:

Makes me stronger!

FELICIA:

He builds me up,

CHOIR:

Makes me stronger!

FELICIA:

When I am down!

CHOIR:

Makes me stronger!

FELICIA:

He puts my feet, my feet-

CHOIR:

Makes me stronger!

FELICIA:

-on solid ground!

CHOIR:

Makes me stronger!

FELICIA:

He makes me stronger!

CHOIR:

Makes me stronger!

FELICIA:

He makes me stronger!

CHOIR:

Makes me stronger!

FELICIA:

He makes me stronger,

CHOIR:

Makes me stronger!

FELICIA:

Stronger, he makes me strong!

CHOIR:

Makes me stronger!

FELICIA:

I know-

CHOIR:

Makes me stronger!

FELICIA:

-I can run on!

CHOIR:

Makes me stronger!

FELICIA:

Woah, oooh, oooh!

CHOIR:

Makes me stronger!

FELICIA:

'Cause God makes me strong!

CHOIR:

Makes me stronger!

CHOIR/FELICIA:

Oh, Lord, Lord, Lord, make me -

CHOIR:

-stronger!

FELICIA:

Stronger!

CHOIR/FELICIA:

Oh, Lord, Lord, Lord...

FELICIA:

[riffs] Make me...oh!

Make me...

CHOIR/FELICIA:

STRONGER!

[Thanks to Hana Cheplowitz for lyrics]

Thanks to Memphis Lives for correcting these lyrics