And be thankful, thankful
Is being thankful, thankful
And I'm here to tell you that the secret of life
Thankful, thankful
Someone's sitting in a prison cell
Thankful, thankful
I've gotta be thankful, thankful
Wasting away in their own personal hell
I've been riding on this roller coaster ride
I've gotta be thankful, thankful
Thankful, thankful
Lord you know I'm thankful, thankful
Now every day I'm gonna take the time
I gotta be thankful, thankful
Thankful, thankful
For every little breath that I take
Round and round I've seen the up and downside
I've gotta take the time to say
Thankful, thankful
Gotta take the time to say now
And stop to be thankful, thankful
I've gotta take the time to say
Who knows where I'd be?
Now I realize just how much I've got
It's so important that we love each other
I'm so very thankful, thankful
Everybody's got their own story to tell
Anyone of these so easily
Thankful, thankful
That I'm wanna be thankful, thankful
Someone just lost a sister or brother
Someone just became a single mother
And if it had not been for grace and mercy
Man, I used to think I didn't have a lot
For every little breath that I take
Someone's stressing 'bout to lose their mind
I've gotta be thankful, thankful
That I'm thankful, thankful
For every single breath that I take
Could have been me
