(By C. Jackson & M. Yancy)



You may be in a big city or drivin down a country lane, yeah



Workin two jobs to make a livin



And all you do is complain, well



You should be thankful of what you got



Yes, you should be thankful of all you got



Wakin up in the mornin seein the sun rise (well, well)



Is enough to say I thank you, Lord



Rollin over seein my baby's eyes, uh



Is enough to say I thank you, Lord



I just wanna say thank you (thank you)



Thank you (thank you) thank you, thank you, Lord



(Thank you) thank you (thank you) thank you



(Thank you) thank you, Lord---



Be thankful of what you got (you know you should)



Be thankful of all you got



You may live in the valley, you may live on the highest hill



Some people say you don't do nothin but take the doctor's pills



You may be in a nursery, in a classroom



Drivin your big fine car, hup!



Airplanes, uh, take you uh far



Layin out in the sun, uh



Or just workin on the run



HOo, you should be thankful



Of what you got, I know you should



Be thankful, oh, yeah, of all you got



(Well, well) yeah----, ooh, oh



(Be thankful) we need to be thankful



(Of what you got) of everything we got



(Be thankful) we need to be more thankful



(Of all you got) of everything you got



(Be thankful) Thank you, thank you, thank you



(Of all you got) Thank you for all I got



(Be thankful) Thank you....