Be Grateful

[Verse 1]
The other day I caught myself complaining
How my boss has got me working overtime
Then the stranger who was sitting there beside me
Said, "I spent all day in the unemployment line
Are there open shifts, are they hiring on?
I'll work any hours even all night long
If you could put a good word in for me"

[Chorus]
Every time you think you've got it bad
You can find someone who's got it worse
All the things you take for granted now
They started out as blessings first
If you got someone who loves you
And a steady job that puts food
On the table, if you're strong and able
Man, be grateful

[Verse 2]
We complain about how much it's gonna cost us
To fuel our twenty-something thousand dollar cars
And living in the land of milk and honey
It's so easy to forget how lucky we are
We can work hard and buy a patch of dirt
And on Sunday morning go to church
And pray for those who don't have it as good as you

[Chorus]
Every time you think you've got it bad
You can find someone who's got it worse
All the things you take for granted now
They started out as blessings first
If you got someone who loves you
And a steady job that puts food
On the table, if you're strong and able
Man, be grateful

[Outro]
Every time you think you've got it bad
You can find someone who's got it worse
All the things you take for granted now
They started out as blessings first
If you got someone who loves you
And a steady job that puts food
On the table, if you're strong and able
Man, be grateful
Yeah, I'm grateful
Oh, man, be grateful