Grateful

I've got a roof over my head,
I've got a warm place to sleep.
Some nights I lie awake counting gifts
Instead of counting sheep.

I've got a heart that can hold love,
I've got a mind that can think.
There may be times when I lose the light
And let my spirits sink.

But I can't stay depressed
When I remember how I'm blessed.

Grateful, grateful, truly grateful I am.
Grateful, grateful, truly blessed and duly grateful.

In a city of strangers
I've got a family of friends.
No matter what rocks and brambles fill the way,
I know that they will stay until the end.

I feel a hand holding my hand.
It's not a hand you can see.
But on the road to the promised land,
This hand will shepherd me.

Through delight and despair,
Holding tight and always there.

Grateful, grateful, truly grateful I am.
Grateful, grateful, truly blessed and duly grateful.

It's not that I don't want a lot,
Or hope for more or dream of more.
But giving thanks for what I've got
Makes me so much happier than keeping score.

In a world that can bring pain
I will still take each chance.
For I believe that whatever the terrain
Our feet can learn to dance.

Whatever stone life may sling,
We can moan or we can sing:

Grateful, grateful, truly grateful I am.
Grateful, grateful, truly blessed and duly grateful.

Truly blessed, and duly grateful.

- John Bucchino

Happy Thanksgiving Day to all! May this day be filled with family, friends, good food, and love. Peace.