Wednesday, March 11, 2009

There's Hope

With all the news of the recession....I feel that this song is a good reminder that there is Hope. Below are the lyrics and you can listen to the song on the playlist on the right side of the blog.

"There's Hope"
India Aire

[Verse 1:]
Back when I had a little
I thought that I needed a lot
A little was over rated,
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
[Chorus:]
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
[repeat]
here's hope
[Verse 2:]
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 eye sight,
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
[Chorus]
[Bridge:]
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

[Chorus]
Stand up for your rights [echo]

Keep shining your light [echo]
And show the world your smile [echo]

[Chorus]

4 comments:

Anne said...

love this song---great advice.

Anonymous said...

I'm blog hopping between you and Jill : )... I love this song. Thank you for posting. I'm giving a short speech in April and my topic is "What Gives You Hope?" This song is a great inspiration, especially since I have a bit of writer's block right now.

susan said...

Very good message!

Julie said...

Nice song & lyrics !