Mississippi Poor Boy

Lord, I'm just sittin' here looking over my life, Lord
Let me take inventory
Can I take it?
Can I take it?
'Cause I know you've
I know you've
I know you've been good to me, Lord

I come from a poor family
We didn't have much
But the Lord's been good to me
Come from a poor family
We didn't have much
But the Lord's been good to me
Come from a poor family
We didn't have much
But the Lord's been good to me
Let me tell y'all something

I didn't have no money
How many of y'all were like that?
A lot of my friends thought that was funny
But I'm so glad today
That I can stand right here and say
That the Lord's been good to me
Let me tell y'all one more thing

We were raised in a shack, y'all
Sometimes the clothes were thin
That we put on our backs
Listen here, Momma and Daddy, they done the best they could
They always told me, "Son, always be good"
But, out of all the things, hey
I know that the Lord's been good to me

Oh, You've been good (You've been good)
Ain't God been good (You've been good to me)
How many of you know tonight? (You've been good)
That God been good (You've been good to me)
Let me ask y'all, did He bring you? (You've been good)
Did He bring you? (You've been good to me)
Did He bring you (You've been good)
A mighty long way y'all? (Sure been good to me)

Oh, Lord (You've been good)
I've been sick (You've been good to me)
Anybody been sick? (You've been good)
Did God bring you? Let me tell you what He did for me (You've been good to me)
He blessed me (You've been good)
He blessed me good (You've been good)
He blessed me (You've been good)
Yes He did (You've been good to me)

There's been times in my life (You've been good)
Oh, help me Lord (You've been good to me)
Seem like every time that (You've been good)
That I gotta give up (You've been good to me)
I had to spend a dime (You've been good)
Let me ask y'all something (You've been good to me)
How many know God got power? (You've been good)
How many of you know He got power? (You've been good to me)
Let me tell y'all what He done for me (You've been good)
Let me tell y'all what He done for me (You've been good to me)

He healed my body (You've been good)
Won't God heal? (You've been good to me)
When I was a little boy (You've been good)
I had polio on my right leg (You've been good to me)
Look at me, Lord (You've been good)
Lord (You've been good to me)
Lord (You've been good)

Ain't God good tonight, ain't He? (You've been good to me)
Ain't God good tonight? (You've been good)
Ain't God good tonight? (You've been good to me)
Ain't God good tonight? (You've been good)
Let me ask you something tonight (You've been good to me)
Anybody know Him as a rock
Rock in the weary land
Anybody know Him as a bread (anybody know Him as a bread)
Bread in the starving land (bread in the starving land)
I wonder can I get one witness (I wonder can I get one witness)
I wonder can I get one witness (I wonder can I get one witness)
I wonder can I get one witness (I wonder can I get one witness)

I don't mean to be nosy (yeah)
I don't mean to be nosy (well, well)
Has He been good to you (been good to you)
Has He been good to you (has He been good to you)
If you know He's been good (yeah, yeah)
Let me hear you say yeah (yeah)
Let me hear you say yeah (alright)
I got one more question (well, well)
I got one more question (well, well)
I got one more question (well, well)
Can I ask you one question (yes)

I don't mean to be nosy (yeah)
I don't mean to be nosy (oh, Yeah)
Anybody got the Holy Ghost (anybody got the Holy Ghost)
Anybody got the Holy Ghost (anybody got the Holy Ghost)
Anybody got the Holy Ghost
Yeah, wow, yeah

Out of all the things that I've done in life
I know that the Lord's been good to me

Thank you, Jesus
Thank you, Jesus
Ain't he been good?
Ain't he been good?
I tell you, know it I tell you sometimes
I may not have a Mercedes-Benz
But I sure thank you, for the little car you gave me
I may not have a Condominium
But I thank you, for my little house that You blessed me with
Thank you, Jesus (thank you, Jesus)
Thank you, Jesus (thank you, Jesus)

I come from a poor family
How many of y'all come from a poor family?
Get up on your feet and give God a praise somebody
Say Yeah (yeah)
Say Yeah (yeah)
I can't hear y'all

You come from a poor family
If God's been good to you
If God's been good to you
Hold on your breath