We´ve gotta be thankful for each day,

for all the good and bad that´ll pass along our way.

Just think about it and hear me when I say,

we´ve gotta be thankful for each day..

We´ve gotta be careful about me and you,

we´ve gotta be careful no matter what we do.

cause love and respect will help us through,

we´ve gotta be careful ´bout me and you..

We´ve gotta have faith and trust in that we´ll learn,

it can be the difference that makes the tides turn.

The answer to all questions lies within your own heart that yearns,

we´ve just gotta have faith and trust in that we´ll learn..

We´ve gotta be strong in times when we feel weak,

scream out loud when we´re afraid to speak.

Believe in yourself that´s all you really need,

we´ve gotta be strong in times when we feel weak..

We´ve gotta be thankful for each day,

for all the good and bad that´ll pass along our way.

Just think about it and hear me when I say,

we´ve gotta be thankful for each day..

"..I wrote Thankful after finding my grandmother paralyzed on the bathroom floor where she had been laying for a night and a day.. After the stroke she actually became well and healthy again but this experience scared me and made me think about ALL the things in life we just simply take for granted!!!! So easily and so fast anything can be lost!! Each day can be a blessing and whatever comes out of that that day we've learned something(hopefully).. After this I try to be thankful for each brand new day that I get to experience, it's not easy to remember this feeling but I try.."