A fist full of steel in my right hand
And if it be Jah's will
I begin giving thanks and praise
Cause I could have been pushing up daisys
When Babylon tried to fade me
But I evaded you see
Got involved with something
That had nothing to do with me
Giving thanks for the praise for one love and one unity
Cause free is what we should be
One people not in captivity
Giving thanks for the sun up above
Shine on us ever rays of Jah Love
And keep my black skin black
Because you know it's a fact though
Giving thanks for the days that have past us
Jah provides not because he has to
Giving thanks for what I have
Remember I and I when you past by and by
Would you ever see I
I give thanks and praise
And I give thanks and praise
Well even if you got the whole d*** world on your shoulder
Everyday you still alive but a little bit older
I just shake it off won't let it get me down
Especially in this crunch time
I won't sit around and lunch mine
I got to get my s*** together
We'll be walking on this earth forever
I might of lost my job, lost my girls touch
But I ain't in a rush
So hush baby hush
I'm just chillin in the park
Clear my mind
It's a nice day
The sky is still blue
The wind is still blowing
The trees are still rolling
My baby boy is two
Getting bigger every day
We chill in Philly around the way where we living
Got the whole world in check
This is just the beginning
So I keep my mind open eyes shinning bright
I'm an old dog learning new tricks every night
And everytime you get cut you might get scarred
But don't sweat it kid just remember who you are
I give thanks and praise
And I give thanks and praise
I give thanks and praise
And I give thanks and praise
Giving thanks for birds and the herbs and the words I speak to a supurb sound
Giving thanks to the funky dope sound
Giving thanks for the ground
Place stone
Haile Selassie
Jah will be the fulfillment
Of the prophecy
Lord of Lord, King of Kings for all eternity
Giving thanks for my health
Cause I know somewhere there are children starving to death
Giving thanks for my friends and my family
Couldn't make it sometimes without them helping me
So what's the come up Babylon takin' me through the phases
But still giving thanks and praise
I will give thanks and praise
I will give thanks and praise
I give thanks and praise
And I give thanks and praise
I give thanks and praise
And I give thanks and praise
And if it be Jah's will
I begin giving thanks and praise
Cause I could have been pushing up daisys
When Babylon tried to fade me
But I evaded you see
Got involved with something
That had nothing to do with me
Giving thanks for the praise for one love and one unity
Cause free is what we should be
One people not in captivity
Giving thanks for the sun up above
Shine on us ever rays of Jah Love
And keep my black skin black
Because you know it's a fact though
Giving thanks for the days that have past us
Jah provides not because he has to
Giving thanks for what I have
Remember I and I when you past by and by
Would you ever see I
I give thanks and praise
And I give thanks and praise
Well even if you got the whole d*** world on your shoulder
Everyday you still alive but a little bit older
I just shake it off won't let it get me down
Especially in this crunch time
I won't sit around and lunch mine
I got to get my s*** together
We'll be walking on this earth forever
I might of lost my job, lost my girls touch
But I ain't in a rush
So hush baby hush
I'm just chillin in the park
Clear my mind
It's a nice day
The sky is still blue
The wind is still blowing
The trees are still rolling
My baby boy is two
Getting bigger every day
We chill in Philly around the way where we living
Got the whole world in check
This is just the beginning
So I keep my mind open eyes shinning bright
I'm an old dog learning new tricks every night
And everytime you get cut you might get scarred
But don't sweat it kid just remember who you are
I give thanks and praise
And I give thanks and praise
I give thanks and praise
And I give thanks and praise
Giving thanks for birds and the herbs and the words I speak to a supurb sound
Giving thanks to the funky dope sound
Giving thanks for the ground
Place stone
Haile Selassie
Jah will be the fulfillment
Of the prophecy
Lord of Lord, King of Kings for all eternity
Giving thanks for my health
Cause I know somewhere there are children starving to death
Giving thanks for my friends and my family
Couldn't make it sometimes without them helping me
So what's the come up Babylon takin' me through the phases
But still giving thanks and praise
I will give thanks and praise
I will give thanks and praise
I give thanks and praise
And I give thanks and praise
I give thanks and praise
And I give thanks and praise