Be Thankful - Mike Love

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

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

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

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