Sly and the Family Stone — Thankful N Thoughtful

Oh, Sunday morning, I forgot my prayer I should have been happy, I still be there Something could have come and taken me away But the mainman felt Sly should be here another day That's why I got to be thankful, yeah, yeah I gotta be thoughtful Hey, hey, hey, oh, thankful, thank you, oh oh oh oh You gotta be thoughtful From my ankle to the top of my head I've taken my chances, hah, I could have been dead I started climbing from the bottom, oh yeah All the way to the top, uh-huh, uh-huh Before I knew it, I was up there You believe it or not Thankful...thoughfful Thankful...thoughfful Oh, something gets me, hah, put my head on tight Because I know in the future, everything'll be all right Until then, now I will kick back and let the light shine Remember all yours coulda been all mine And that's why you ought to be thankful Hah, hah, you ought to be thoughfful Well well well, hey, thankful Ow-ho-ho, thoughtful Middle of stream, hah, I had to change my stroke, ha ha I say I put it on the good foot, and it ain't no joke They said I was dyin', I didn't want to go And I kept on feelin' I had to live some more I had somethin' to tell y'all To be thankful, well well, ha You oughta be thoughfful Thankful...thoughtful Still rectifying, yeah, and straightening things out I know what a good feelin' you're never in doubt Sometimes I'm by myself, feelin' alone I just look around and check it out and then it's all gone I'm still happy to be here Thankful...thoughfful You ought to be thankful You got every reason to in the world Thoughtful Count your blessings My momma gave me a song and said Son sang Record "Thankful and Thoughfful," be such a nice thang People got to be reminded where it's really at Make your daddy happy and momma, your momma like it like that You know I know, you know I know I'm thankful Thoughtful You know I'm thankful Thoughtful Thankful