Be Thankful (Mama’s Song)

[Intro: Carl McIntosh and Jane Eugene]
Jane, what did mother say?
She said, "All good men will go to heaven"
She said that?
If you're thankful for what you got

[Verse 1: Jane Eugene and Carl McIntosh]
(Ooh-ooh, ooh)
(Ooh-ooh, yeah)
(Oh, oh)
Hard times come around for everyone
But not everybody can cope now
Something's got to give when you work so hard to live
It's a story I've had to know, no
So perfectly, I'm in a place of how life should be
But like so many tragedies, life has got to me
For I can see

[Chorus: Carl McIntosh and Jane Eugene]
Mama, she always told me (Mama said) (Ohh)
Be thankful for what you've got (Mama said) (Be thankful, baby)
Don't worry when things get lonely (Mama said) (Mmm)
It's all a state of mind (Ohh)

[Verse 2: Jane Eugene and Carl McIntosh]
I've never had the inclination to give myself a situation
Where I would be at the top of life's tree
I've always been on shaky ground
Knowing quite what I found with the fate of dreams, that's me
No, no way, no how
I can't give up on my life, no
But although the future waves
I got to find my way
To a brighter day, yeah

[Chorus: Carl McIntosh and Jane Eugene]
Mama, she always told me (Mama said) (She'd always tell me)
Be thankful for what you've got (Mama said) (What I got)
Don't worry when things get lonely (Mama said) (Don't worry, baby)
It's all a state of mind
Mama, she always told me (Mama said) (Oh, she always told me)
Be thankful for what you've got (Mama said) (What I got, now, no)
Don't worry when things get lonely (Mama said) (Don't worry, baby)
It's all a state of mind (Mama said)

[Ad-libs: Jane Eugene and Carl McIntosh]
When I can't take no more
Hang on now, hang on, mama
My mama said to me, my mama said to me, my mama said to me
Mama, she always told me
You need to find a guide in life
Sacred is your state of mind, whooh
You see, my mama, she always told me, ooh-wee