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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Sly & The Family Stone
Sly & The Family Stone
Vocals
Freddie Stone
Freddie Stone
Vocals
Andy Newmark
Andy Newmark
Drums
Rosie Stone
Rosie Stone
Keyboards
Rusty Allen
Rusty Allen
Bass
Jerry Martini
Jerry Martini
Saxophone
Cynthia Robinson
Cynthia Robinson
Trumpet
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Sylvester Stewart
Sylvester Stewart
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Sly & The Family Stone
Sly & The Family Stone
Producer

Lyrics

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 Sly 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 the thing on my ankle to the top of my head I've taken my chances huh, 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 Thankful, thoughtful Thankful, thoughtful Oh something gets me, hah, put my head on tight Because I know the future everything'll be all right 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 Thoughtful Thankful, thoughtful Middle of a stream, hah, I had to change my stroke I say I put it on the good foot, 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, you oughta be thoughtful Still rectifying, straightening things out I know what a good feelin' you're never in doubt Sometimes I'm by myself, feelin' alone I just look around and check it out and then it's all gone I'm still happy to be here Thankful you oughta be thoughtful Count your blessings My Momma gave me a song and said, "Son, sing it" Record thankful and thoughtful, be such a nice thang People got to be reminded where it's really at Make your Daddy happy, Momma likes it like that You know I know you know I know I'm thankful, you know I'm thoughtful You know I'm (thankful and thoughtful)
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