Be Thankful

[Chorus]
Be thankful for whatever you got, ‘cause you got to be sure to be sure that you’re not
Ungrateful, ‘cause this life is a gift and the more that you receive should be the more that you give
So many contemplating whether their cup is half empty or their cup is half full
It’s just a bunch of bullshit, be thankful, be thankful

Hey my brother why you wearing that frown?
Has the system been cheating you, beating and holding you down?
You’ve lost sight of everything that you stood for
And now you’re caught up in the glamour and they got you wanting more
More of their illusionist, hypnotist politricks
They got you on a puppet string, dangling, it makes me sick
Just to see how long its been
We been held captive as prisoners in our very own skin
But listen up my brethren because my friend
Just when you think that things couldn’t get no worse
Remember the last shall be the first

[Chorus]
Be thankful for whatever you got, ‘cause you got to be sure to be sure that you’re not
Ungrateful, ‘cause this life is a gift and the more that you receive should be the more that you give

Hey my sister, you got no mister, it seems like the end of the world
When you’re a charming and intelligent, graceful and independent, young and beautiful girl
But you’re searching for that validation, get stuck up in bad relations over and over again
And you just can’t see that when you give love to so many men, there’s nothing left for yourself or your friends

But don’t you fear, Jah Love is near
To lift you up and make things clear
To hold you close and hold your hand
To heal your heart and help you overstand
To show you and assure you that you are much more
Than this whole world has made you bargain for
A daughter of the Most High Jah, a mother, sister, lover

This life is just a series of steps, some forward, some backward
But don’t be confused, sometimes when you lose your life moves forward
And remember, the past only lasted when you were living for today
‘Cause the minute you live in regret is the moment you let your future slip away
So be here now, don’t fight the river flow
Be here now, you don’t wanna miss the big show
Be here now, there ain’t no better place to be
Be here now, ‘cause what will be will be

[Bridge]
So be here now, don’t spend all of your days with your head in the clouds
Be here now, ‘cause its so hard to watch the sunset, with a heart full of regret, wondering if the best is yet to come
Be here now, ‘cause who knows what the future will bring anyhow
Be here now, don’t watch all of these moments pass, stuck behind the looking glass, wondering what the fates will allow

[Chorus]
Be thankful for whatever you got, ‘cause you got to be sure to be sure that you’re not
Ungrateful, ‘cause this life is a gift and the more that you receive should be the more that you give
So many contemplating whether their cup is half empty or their cup is half full
It’s just a bunch of bullshit, be thankful, be thankful