| A fistful of steel in my right hand
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| And if it be Jah will
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| I began
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| Giving thanks and praise
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| Cause I coulda been
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| Pushing up daisies
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| With Babylon trying to phase me
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| But I evade it you see
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| Ya if was
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| Something that had nothing to do with me
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| Giving thanks for the quest
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| For one love and one unity
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| Cause free is what we should be
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| One people not in captivity
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| Giving thanks for the sun up above
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| Shine on everyone
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| Raise a Jah love
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| It keeps my black skin black
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| So you know it’s a factor
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| Giving thanks for the days that’s past us
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| Jah provides not because he has to
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| Giving thanks for what I have Jah
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| Remember I and I
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| When you’re passing by and by
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| Would you ever see an eye
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| When I give thanks and praise
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| Well even if you got the whole damn world on your shoulders
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| Every day you’re still alive
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| But a little bit older
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| I just shake it off
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| Can’t let it get me down
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| Especially in this crunch time
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| I won’t just wanna sit around and?
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| I got to keep my shit together
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| We been walking on this earth forever
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| I might’ve lost my job
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| Lost my girl’s touch
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| But I ain’t in a rush
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| So hush baby hush
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| I’m just chilling in the park
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| Clear my mind
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| It’s a nice day
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| The sky’s still blue
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| The wind is still blowing
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| The trees are still growing
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| My baby boy is two
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| You’re getting bigger everyday
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| We chilling philly
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| Around the way where we living
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| Got the whole world in check
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| This is just the beginning
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| So I keep my mind open
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| Eyes shining bright
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| I’m an old dog learning new tricks every night
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| And every time you get cut
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| You know you might get scarred
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| But don’t sweat it kid
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| Just remember who you are
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| Giving thanks for the birds
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| And the herbs
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| And the words I speak
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| To a superb sound
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| Giving thanks for the funky dope sound
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| Giving thanks for the ground
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| Place stone
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| Haile Selassie (JAH!)
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| Jah will being done in the fulfillment of the prophecy
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| Door to door
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| King of Kings
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| All eternity
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| Giving thanks for my health
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| Cause I know that somewhere there’s children starving to death
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| Giving thanks for my friends and my family
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| I couldn’t make it sometimes
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| Without them helping me
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| Someday this world will come up
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| Babylon taking me through phases
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| We’re still giving thanks and praise
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| Gotta give thanks and praise |