I am thankful! God gave me another chance To live, to love To learn, to be free To believe in a God I serve,
Brother, Lover, Poet, Freelance writer, Son,
I am not pretty I am not fat, I am not tall enough, Too short, To thin,
Just in case you get this message Be sure to tell it to the sister Who’s down and out Who’s lost their way, Who no longer have hope
I am a man– No matter the color No matter the race No matter the time or place I AM A MAN!
in memory of the children of South… Freedom! Lifted out of the ashes and into a… A river of joy A river of peace.
Soothe me Groove me Making my nature rise Even in four-part harmony, As the music rocks me to sleep,
In your eyes I see a different light Maybe another you Perhaps something about you I see a certain you
Monday’s child raised up in the mo… Away to school for another day. Tuesday child makes ready for anot… Making the best of what that may c… Wednesday’s child in the middle of
I sing a morning song That the robins do sing. I sing a morning song That you hear the church bells rin… I sing a morning song
Because I care Enough to say enough, Even though times are so rough As society tries to bring me As society tries to bury me
Yet we are free From slavery’s chains, And chains that bind them together What about the mental freedom you… Freedom of slave master’s whips
You see, you make me wanna write, You make wanna write words So sweet and on the other hand Words wind up so tight Until it squeeze you when you feel…
Come fly with me To the moon, To the stars shinning at night, Come fly with me Baby fly with me
My eyes are still open, The mind still alert, My body’s sluggish feeling like di… But yet I am up tonight this time… There are so many dreams to dream