Sly & The Family Stone..Thankful N' Thoughtful

From the LP "Fresh"...Sly & The Family Stone..Thankful N' Thoughtful

Sunday morning, I forgot my prayer
I should have been happy, I still be there
Something could have come and taken me away
But the main man felt Syl should be here another day

That's why I got to be
Thankful yeah, yeah
I gotta be
Thoughtful
Ah ha thankful
You gotta be
thoughtful

From my ankle to the top of my head
I've taken my chances, hah, I could have been dead
I started climbing from the bottom, oh yeah
All the way to the top, ah huh
Before I knew it, I was up there
You believe it or not, yeah

Thankful
Thoughtful
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
Thankful
Thoughtful

Oh, something gets me, hah, put my head on tight
Because I know the future everything'll be alright
Until then I'll kick back and let the light shine
Remember all yours coulda been all mine

That's why you ought to be thankful
Hah, hah, you ought to be thoughtful
Thankful
Thoughtful

Middle of stream, hah, I had to change my stroke
I say I put it on the good foot, ha, and it ain't no joke
They said I was dyin', I didn't want to go
I kept on feelin' I had to live some more
I had somethin' to tell y'all

To be thankful
Y'all oughta be thoughtful
Thankful
Thoughtful

Still rectifying, straightening things out
I know what a good feelin', you're never in doubt
Sometimes I'm by myself, oh lord, feelin' alone
I just look around and check it out and then it's all gone
I'm still happy to be here

Thankful
Thoughtful
Count your blessings

My Momma gave me a song and said "Son sing
Record thankful and thoughtful, be such a nice thaing
People got to be reminded where it's really at
Make your Daddy happy"
Momma, momma like it like that

You know I know you know I know
I'm thankful you know I'm thoughtful

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[vixapphire]

This is SOUL music writ large. Not in some bullshit cliche'd "funky soul brotha" way, but a real "from the pulpit" deep 'n bluzey type vibe. Great stuff.

[Zuhzuhzombie]

@Memyai Sly's the man.

[batalion666]

Best lp ever

[KingRam33]

Even though people know of him just like James Brown, Sly Stone is still very much so underrated.

[mattfreem]

Collard greens, corn meal dumplins, yams, etc. I had to leave the neck bones, ham hocks, and chittlins out (vegetarian). This ain't nothing but pure FUNK.

[MrKenndawg]

THE GOSPEL according to SYL. STEWART! THIS REEKS WITH FUNKIN'SOUL...I CAN SMELL IT ALLOVERME...OH-LORD! C L A S S I C / N O W ! !

[KRxN11]

Have mercy, this is bad. Sho nuf sho nuf!!! One of the greatest from HRH Sly. Music is defined as the ability to illustrate to illuminate to educate & to entertain. Make you think, too. That's Sly, HRH Sly. Have mercy. krxn11

[fredblassie123]

The thing that put Sly ahead of all the competition in his prime was his way with lyrics....no one in R&B/Funk could touch him then.

[mistycat57]

kick back and let your light shine. farout man!!!!!!

[barrabas357]

my mama gave me a song and said son sang record thankful and thoughtful be such a nice thang people gotta be reminded of where it's really at, make your daddy happy mama likes it like that

[teegotmuscle]

Sly was so funky that it didnt make sense. Sly is the truth!

[hbarbry1]

None better than Sly. I saw him in 1974 in Bloomington Indiana and he tore it up man, like you wouldn't believe. Love you Sly. I would like to hear something new from Sly.