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Raise 'Em Up Lyrics

Raise ‘em up

I’m talkin’ ‘bout a lighter on a Saturday night

The band plays a song you like and you sing along



Raise ‘em up

I’m talkin’ ‘bout Daddy’s old pickup truck

Shotgun seat, there’s the one you love and you’re kissin’ on



Get those white sails sailing down in Mexico

It’s just a whiskey glass if you ain’t makin’ a toast

Lift your tear-filled eyes up to the sky

A comin’ home, you’ve been gone too long

Tonight we’re gonna

Raise ‘em up



(Eric Church)

Raise ‘em up

You got a voice, you got a choice

Go make some noise

Don’t ever let ‘em tell you who you are

Raise ‘em up

Fist black and blue, fight for the truth

It’s what you do

Hand on your heart for the stripes and stars



Black umbrellas in the pourin’ rain

A “Sunday Morning Coming Down,” “Amazing Grace”

Lift those tear-filled eyes up to the sky

As the flag flies, say goodbye

Tonight we’re gonna

Raise ‘em up



So, you meet someone

The only one

You take her by the hand

Make a stand

Buy some land

Make some love

And them babies come



Raise ‘em up

Raise ‘em up

Raise ‘em up trophy high

Raise ‘em up to the sky

Raise ‘em up, show everybody that newborn smile

Raise ‘em up tall and strong

Raise ‘em up right from wrong

Raise ‘em up so damn high they can hear God singing along

Woah, woah, woah, woah, woah

Woah, woah, woah, woah, woah

Woah, woah, woah, woah
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Cover art for Raise 'Em Up lyrics by Keith Urban

Keith Urban says part of the inspiration for his new “Raise ‘Em Up” music video came from watching his girls play. They were jumping up and down and he was filming them in slow motion. That’s quite literally what happens in this clip for the fifth single from Fuse.

“We put “Raise ‘Em Up” on and were watching this film of our girls and they just went together beautifully,” Urban says. “It was so simple, and emotional, and it captured some of the spirit of what I feel is at the heart of this song.”

Eric Church co-stars in the new video, released on Conan O’Brien’s TeamCoCo website. The two share the stage throughout the video, and seem to have a genuine camaraderie. Church’s comments seem to reflect what fans see as they watch.

“My favorite part of this video were the candid moments that were captured between Keith and I on film,” he says. “It’s cool that a number of those made it in the final version. To me, they really reify the emotion of the moment and experience.”

“Raise em’ up, trophy high / Raise em’ up to the sky / Raise em’ up, show everybody that newborn smile / Raise ‘em up tall and strong / Raise ‘em up right from wrong / Raise em’ up so damn high they can hear God singing along,” they sing at the final chorus.

The “Raise ‘Em Up” music video was filmed in Nashville in February. The two plan on singing the song during the 2015 ACM Awards on CBS April 19.

 
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