Be Thankful (Mama's Song)

(album: Zagora - 1986)

Jane, what did mother said?
She said "All good men will go to heaven"
She said that?
If you're thankful for what you got

Hard times come around for everyone
But not everybody can cope now
Something's got to give when you work so hard to give
It's a story of [?]
So perfectly I'm in a place where I like to be
But like so many try to [?] life has got to me
For I can see

Mama, she always told me
Be thankful for what you've got
Don't worry when things get lonely
It's all a state of mind

I've never had the inclination to give myself a situation
Where I would be at the top of life's tree
I've always been on shaky ground
[?] But look what I found I found in the fading dream that's me [?]
No way, no how, I can't give up on my life, no
But although the future waves
I got to find my way
To a brighter day

Mama, she always told me
Be thankful for what you've got
Don't worry when things get lonely
It's all a state of mind

When I can't take no more
Hang on now, hang on
My mama said to me
Mama, she always told me, you need to find a guide in life
Sacred is your state of mind