Count Them Blessings

You know sometimes in life you just gotta shift your focus Start countin them blessings Count them blessings count them blessings count them blessings Count them blessings count them blessings count them blessings Count them blessings Count them blessings count them blessings count them blessings Count them blessings count them blessings count them blessings Count them blessings Keep counting blessings Count them blessings count them blessings count them blessings Count them blessings count them blessings Still counting blessings Count them blessings count them blessings count them blessings Count them blessings count them blessings First off I'm alive I woke up this mornin It's sunny outside yesterday was stormin Im finally at a place where I'm ok with the rain But in truth I'd much prefer to play on the swings With the kids I take a walk to the beach That's exactly how I like to live Keep flip flops on my feet Coolin, catching vibes Posted next to the tree With the crucifix on it the one right next to sea You kno by the rocks I guess that's Bradley point Last week I heard this sermon that was mad anointed there Right on time just what I needed Appetite for the word so I wake up n feed it Leads me by still waters Cuz I do be sea sick Tells me to be still Have a seat right quick Relax your shoulders You need to breathe Please soldier I need u to be at ease Count them blessings count them blessings count them blessings Count them blessings count them blessings count them blessings Count them blessings Count them blessings count them blessings count them blessings Count them blessings count them blessings count them blessings Count them blessings Keep counting blessings Count them blessings count them blessings count them blessings Count them blessings count them blessings Still counting blessings Count them blessings count them blessings count them blessings Count them blessings count them blessings Blessed to be alive To have both of my kids Blessed we survived And we have somewhere to live Blessed to have a phone and some fast internet Blessed with a high IQ See I got mad intelligent Blessed I ate a meal Both my daughters is fed Blessed me with inner peace I could be waring instead I kno im blessed I get sleep in bed I dont sleep on the floor Don't even need meds to sleep Blessed cuz my legs are still workin Could complain about my back I could tell u that it's hurting Im certain Should be keepin my focus Gotta be full of hope You can't just keep feelin hopeless Give thanks In all your circumstances Practicing gratitude That's gonna beef up your chances to win Keep countin blessings All them ls u thought were losses they turned out to be lessons Count them blessings count them blessings count them blessings Count them blessings count them blessings count them blessings Count them blessings Count them blessings count them blessings count them blessings Count them blessings count them blessings count them blessings Count them blessings Keep counting blessings Count them blessings count them blessings count them blessings Count them blessings count them blessings Still counting blessings Count them blessings count them blessings count them blessings Count them blessings count them blessings So the other day I'm at the beach with my family I'm there with my wife and 2 kids And it's 72 degrees and sunny in November which is unheard of in Connecticut And instead of just being fully present and embracing and appreciating that moment That gift that I was being given I found myself looking at my situation through a lens of dread I started thinking about the uncertainty of our future And I started getting really sad I started thinking like man it's not always gonna be like this Me and my wife not doing so good Man what if I don't have my family anymore What if I don't have these memories And I threw on a beat and I started writing baby dont cry Which is probably the saddest song on this whole album And I got like right towards the end of the song and then something shifted in me And something just told me like what are you doing First of all it's not always gonna be like this no matter what Kids grow up moments are moments they're precious And you need to cherish them and even if things aren't gonna work out That's all the more reason to present in this moment And to be grateful for this moment And to savor this moment And to say God thank you for this moment And then I threw on another beat I shifted gears I shifted my focus I started looking at my situation through a lens of gratitude And I began writing probably the most joy filled song on this album Which was sunset by the beach And I just started feeling so good I was radiating a totally different energy And I was just feeling blessed And the craziest thing about this entire situation is The circumstance didn't change I just shifted my focus And I started countin them blessings