Thankful

You gotta be thankful, for the things that you got
Be thankful, for the wrongs and rights
You gotta be thankful, for the lows and flops
'Cause if the world just stops, everything just drops
You gotta make sure you enjoy the flight

Just waking up in the morning, gotta thank God I feel blessed
Got another day to be alive
As long as I feel the bump on this heartbeat
I'ma give it all I got so they can walk free

You sink or you swim in this world of hate
So I learned how to crawl for this paper chase
Mom taught me how to be a giver, but not how to give up
Never! MacGyver with it, really!

Animated by the will to succeed
And betterment of my breed
I'm building up for my seeds
I feed off their energy and it keeps me going

My family is my fuel, so this truck is rolling
And if the wheels pop off, they gon' fix me up
I live the good life, I'm thankful for that
And if the wheels pop off, they gon' fix me up
I live the hood life, I'm thankful for that

You gotta be thankful, for the things that you got
Be thankful, for the wrongs and rights
You gotta be thankful, for the lows and flops
'Cause if the world just stops, everything just drops
You gotta make sure you enjoy the flight

You know it's not about the car, the shoes, the big rock
It's all about your heart, the truth, your big flops
Trials and tribulations, fights and confrontation
Lies and aggravation — do you hear me now?

Through them hardships it builds up your character
You know He cares for you, but you're the editor
You ain't gon' learn to fly if you miss the lessons
But if you fall in try, I call that progression

Give me more, give me everything you got
Ain't no half-stepping from the shit that we got
We came from nothing to something, ghetto to mainstream
Hustling to husband, robbing to owning

Everybody just loves our style
Take control, my child, and be proud and smile
I live the good life, I'm grateful for that
I left the hood life, I'm thankful for that

You gotta be thankful, for the things that you got
Be thankful, for the wrongs and rights
You gotta be thankful, for the lows and flops
'Cause if the world just stops, everything just drops
You gotta make sure you enjoy the flight