India.Arie -
By the People: For the People (Music Inspired By the Motion Picture "By the People: The Election of Barack Obama")
There's Hope
There's hope
There's hope
The India.Arie
Back when I had a little
I thought that I needed a lot
A little was overrated
But a lot was a little too complicated
You see, zero didn't satisfy me
A million didn't make me happy
That's when I learned a lesson
That it's all about your perception
Hey, are you a pauper or a superstar?
So you act, so you feel, so you are
It ain't about the size of your car
It's about the size of the faith in your heart
There's hope
It doesn't cost a thing to smile
You don't have to pay to laugh
You better thank God for that
There's hope
It doesn't cost a thing to smile
You don't have to pay to laugh
You better thank God for that
There's hope
Off in the back country of Brazil
A met a young brother that made me feel
That I could accomplish anything
You see just like me, he wanted to sing
He had no windows and no doors
He lived a simple life and was extremely poor
On top of all of that he had no eyesight
But that didn't keep him from seein' the light
He said, "What's it like in the USA?"
And all I did was complain
He said, "Livin' here is paradise"
He taught me paradise is in your mind
You know that
There's hope
It doesn't cost a thing to smile
You don't have to pay to laugh
You better thank God for that
There's hope
It doesn't cost a thing to smile
You don't have to pay to laugh
You better thank God for that
There's hope
Every time I turn on the T.V. (there's hope)
Somebody's acting crazy (there's hope)
If you let it, it will drive you crazy (there's hope)
But I'm takin' back my power today (there's hope)
Gas prices they just keep on rising (there's hope)
The government they keep on lying
But we gotta keep on surviving
Keep living our truth and do the best we can do, 'cause
There's hope
It doesn't cost a thing to smile
You don't have to pay to laugh
You better thank God for that
There's hope
It doesn't cost a thing to smile
You don't have to pay to laugh
You better thank God for that
There's hope
Stand up for your rights
Keep shining your light
And show the world your smile
Stand up for your rights
Keep shining your light
And show the world your smile
There's hope
It doesn't cost a thing to smile
You don't have to pay to laugh
You better thank God for that
There's hope
It doesn't cost a thing to smile
You don't have to pay to laugh
You better thank God for that
There's hope
There's hope
The India.Arie
Back when I had a little
I thought that I needed a lot
A little was overrated
But a lot was a little too complicated
You see, zero didn't satisfy me
A million didn't make me happy
That's when I learned a lesson
That it's all about your perception
Hey, are you a pauper or a superstar?
So you act, so you feel, so you are
It ain't about the size of your car
It's about the size of the faith in your heart
There's hope
It doesn't cost a thing to smile
You don't have to pay to laugh
You better thank God for that
There's hope
It doesn't cost a thing to smile
You don't have to pay to laugh
You better thank God for that
There's hope
Off in the back country of Brazil
A met a young brother that made me feel
That I could accomplish anything
You see just like me, he wanted to sing
He had no windows and no doors
He lived a simple life and was extremely poor
On top of all of that he had no eyesight
But that didn't keep him from seein' the light
He said, "What's it like in the USA?"
And all I did was complain
He said, "Livin' here is paradise"
He taught me paradise is in your mind
You know that
There's hope
It doesn't cost a thing to smile
You don't have to pay to laugh
You better thank God for that
There's hope
It doesn't cost a thing to smile
You don't have to pay to laugh
You better thank God for that
There's hope
Every time I turn on the T.V. (there's hope)
Somebody's acting crazy (there's hope)
If you let it, it will drive you crazy (there's hope)
But I'm takin' back my power today (there's hope)
Gas prices they just keep on rising (there's hope)
The government they keep on lying
But we gotta keep on surviving
Keep living our truth and do the best we can do, 'cause
There's hope
It doesn't cost a thing to smile
You don't have to pay to laugh
You better thank God for that
There's hope
It doesn't cost a thing to smile
You don't have to pay to laugh
You better thank God for that
There's hope
Stand up for your rights
Keep shining your light
And show the world your smile
Stand up for your rights
Keep shining your light
And show the world your smile
There's hope
It doesn't cost a thing to smile
You don't have to pay to laugh
You better thank God for that
There's hope
It doesn't cost a thing to smile
You don't have to pay to laugh
You better thank God for that
There's hope
Credits
Writer(s): India Simpson, Anthony David Harrington, Branden Burch
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