There's Hope

(There's hope)

(There's hope)

(The India.Arie)

Back when I had a little

I thought that I needed a lot

A little was overrated

But a lot was a little too complicated

You see, zero didn't satisfy me

A million didn't make me happy

That's when I learned the lesson

That it's all about your perceptions

Hey, are you a papa or a superstar?

So you act, so you feel, so you are

It ain't about the size of your car

It's about the size of the faith in your heart

There's hope

It doesn't cost a thing to smile

You don't have to pay to laugh

You better thank God for that

There's hope

It doesn't cost a thing to smile

You don't have to pay to laugh

You better thank God for that

(There's hope) Off through the back country of Brazil

I met a young brother that made me feel

That, that I could accomplish anything

You see, just like me he wanted to sing

He had no windows and no doors

He lived a simple life and was extremely poor

On top of all of that he had no eyesight

But that didn't keep him from seein' the light

He said, "What's it like in the USA?"

And all I did was complain

He said, "Livin' here is paradise"

He taught me paradise is in your mind

You know that there's hope

It doesn't cost a thing to smile

You don't have to pay to laugh

You better thank God for that

There's hope

It doesn't cost a thing to smile

You don't have to pay to laugh

You better thank God for that

There's hope

Every time I turn on the TV (There's hope)

Somebody's acting crazy (There's hope)

If you let it, it will drive you crazy (There's hope)

But I'm takin' back my power today (There's hope)

Gas prices, they just keep on risin' (There's hope)

The government, they keep on lying

But we gotta keep on survivin'

Keep livin' our truth and do the best we can do

'Cause there's hope

It doesn't cost a thing to smile

You don't have to pay to laugh

You better thank God for that, yeah, yeah

There's hope

It doesn't cost a thing to smile

You don't have to pay to laugh

You better thank God for that (Hey, yeah, yeah)

There's hope

Stand up for your rights (Stand up for your rights)

Keep shining your light (Keep shining your light)

You'll show the world your smile (Show the world your smile)

Stand up for your rights (Stand up for your rights)

Keep shining your light (Keep shining your light)

And show the world your smile (Show the world your smile)

There's hope

It doesn't cost a thing to smile

You don't have to pay to laugh

You better thank God for that (Better thank God for that)

There's hope

It doesn't cost a thing to smile

You don't have to pay to laugh (No)

You better thank God for that (That, yeah, yeah)

There's hope