What words could I use to replace these lyrics?

Someone at my church wants to do a special solo at my church using the Motormouth song "I know where I've been." However, there is a refernce to being black, and she isn't. So what words could replace that line and still have the song make sense and keep the same rythm/syllables?





There's a light


In the darkness


Though the night


***Is black as my skin***


There's a light


Burning bright


Showing me the way


But i know where i've been





There's a cry


In the distance


It's a voice


That comes from deep within


There's a cry


Asking why


I pray the answer's up ahead


'Cause i know where i've been





There's a road


We've been travelin'


Lost so many on the way


But the riches


Will be plenty


Worth the price we


Had to pay





There's a dream


In the future


There's a struggle


We have yet to win


And there's pride


In my heart


'Cause i know


Where i'm going


And i know where I've been

What words could I use to replace these lyrics?
Hope the night don't consume me within


(it's not grammatically correct but it fits the metre of the lyric better)





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Won't let me fall, won't let me give in
Reply:Let me know how it works out if they use those. Note: If you go with option 2, I was assuming you would drop "Though the night" and replace it with "Won't let me fall..". I didn't state the lyrics as well as I could have. Report It

Reply:Hi there, in reading these words to this song, u should just leave those words out. It still sounds good without that one line.