Lyrics Sly & The Family Stone

Sly & The Family Stone

Thankful N' Thoughtful

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 main man felt Syl should be here another day

That's why I got to be

Thankful yeah, yeah

I gotta be

Thoughtful

Ah ha thankful

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, ah huh

Before I knew it, I was up there

You believe it or not, yeah

Thankful

Thoughtful

Yeah yeah yeah yeah

Thankful

Thoughtful

Oh, something gets me, hah, put my head on tight

Because I know the future everything'll be alright

Until then I'll kick back and let the light shine

Remember all yours coulda been all mine

That's why you ought to be thankful

Hah, hah, you ought to be thoughtful

Thankful

Thoughtful

Middle of stream, hah, I had to change my stroke

I say I put it on the good foot, ha, and it ain't no

joke

They said I was dyin', I didn't want to go

I kept on feelin' I had to live some more

I had somethin' to tell y'all

To be thankful

Y'all oughta be thoughtful

Thankful

Thoughtful

Still rectifying, straightening things out

I know what a good feelin', you're never in doubt

Sometimes I'm by myself, oh lord, feelin' alone

I just look around and check it out and then it's all

gone

I'm still happy to be here

Thankful

Thoughtful

Count your blessings

My Momma gave me a song and said "Son sing

Record thankful and thoughtful, be such a nice thaing

People got to be reminded where it's really at

Make your Daddy happy"

Momma, momma like it like that

You know I know you know I know

I'm thankful you know I'm thoughtful