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Some people ask me why always on the bright side |
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When there's so much going on down the other side |
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It's like I live in a bubble with no trouble |
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And problems don't exist |
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I chuckle and tell them that ain't the case at all |
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It goes way back to the time when I was very small |
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Not in mind but size and age my papa use to say |
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You can always look at the negative |
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But you should always live in the positive |
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So I try everyday to live that way |
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Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah |
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... |
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.. |
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Some people live in what was and what they could have been |
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As opposed to living in a what is and how much they can |
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And be the first to complain about nothing in life going their way |
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The attitude is "that I can't do nothing 'bout" |
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And very happy with just breathing in and out |
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The ones that when you say "lets go make a difference" |
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They'll say "naw that's OK" |
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So I don't waste time on the trip side |
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'Cause I do know the real on the flipside |
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And I'm crystal clear everyday that's why I say,yeah |
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Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah |
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... |
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.. |
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. |
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When I see the morning |
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And the sun is smiling down upon me |
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I joy in the blessing |
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That still the ground is not above me |
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And for the people |
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That I can truly say do love me, I feel |
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Positivity, 'cause that's what life's meant to be |
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Positivity, 'cause this day did not have to be |
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... |
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.. |
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Some ask me why I'm such an optimist |
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When it's more fashionable be a pessimist |
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From what's in seventy-five percent of what we read, hear and view |
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Well I use to have a friend named Minnie Riperton |
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Who use to always say when she was living |
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"Like fine wine I like seeing the glass of life as half full than half empty" |
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I'm saying sometimes life can't be rough |
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But never to the point of me saying I've had enough |
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Long as my heart beats I ain't giving up |
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That's why I say everyday |
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Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah |
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... |
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.. |
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. |
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When people ask me as an African American |
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What do I see for tomorrow in the human plan? |
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Is it possible for all the people of the world to co-exist? |
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I say unity is only as big as our vision |
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And if its narrow, try to expand beyond the horizon |
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But true leaders must guide us through the ills of society |
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That stands in our way |
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So if the road is to harmony, be with the call |
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But if its about discord, don't take the ride at all |
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'Cause the world vision I see is the one-we for everybody |
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Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah |
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... |
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.. |
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When I see the morning |
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And the sun is smiling down upon you |
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Just joy in the blessing |
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That still the ground is not above you |
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And for the people |
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That you can truly say do love you, do feel |
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Positivity, 'cause that's what life's meant to be |
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Positivity, and that's the energy the world needs |
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Positivity, 'cause that's what life means to me |
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Positivity, 'cause this day did not have to be |