You may be in a big city or drivin' down a country lane, yeah   Workin' two jobs to make a livin'   And all you do is complain, well   You should be thankful of what you got   Yes, you should be thankful of all you got      Wakin' up in the mornin', seein' the sun rise   (Well, well)   Is enough to say, "I thank you, Lord"   Rollin' over, seein' my baby's eyes, uh   Is enough to say, "I thank you, Lord"      I just wanna say thank you   (Thank you)   Thank you, thank you, thank you, Lord   (Thank you)      (Thank you)   Thank you   (Thank you)   Thank you      (Thank you)   Thank you, Lord   Be thankful of what you got   (You know you should)   Be thankful of all you got      You may live in the valley, you may live on the highest hill   Some people say, you don't do nothin' but take the doctor's pills   You may be in a nursery, in a classroom   Drivin' your big fine car, hup      Airplanes, uh, take you, uh far   Layin' out in the sun, uh, or just workin' on the run   Hoo, you should be thankful of what you got   I know you should be thankful, oh, yeah, of all you got      (Well, well)   Yeah, ooh, oh   (Be thankful)   We need to be thankful of what you got   Of everything we got      (Be thankful)   We need to be more thankful   (Of all you got)   Of everything you got   (Be thankful)   Thank you, thank you, thank you      (Of all you got)   Thank you for all I got   (Be thankful)   Thank you