Bless the flower bless the fruit Bless the water bless the food Bless the people who are out there working Bless the people who are up to nothing Bless the riddim and the blues Bless the roads and avenues Bless the buyers I'm just window shopping Bless the concrete where my feet are walking Some days too long Some of them flash by Some mornings hard sometimes I let it snooze But when it hits me, I won't stand by I feel it coming baby what about you Everything's alright As soon as I woke up, I was doing something right Everything's alright I will carry it with love I will carry it with pride Bless the stupid bless the fools Bless the bad times and the good Bless the changes cause they got me somewhere Bless the future we all get there someday Bless the family and friends Bless the moments that we spend Bless us baby bless the way you look at me Bless us baby let us keep on pushing Some days too long Some of them flash by Some mornings hard sometimes I let it snooze But when it hits me, I won't stand by I feel it coming baby what about you Everything's alright As soon as I woke up, I was doing something right Everything's alright I will carry it with love I will carry it with pride Some-some-some days too long Some of them flash by But when it hits me, I won't stand by Everything's alright As soon as I woke up, I was doing something right Some-some-some days too long Some of them flash by I will carry it with love I will carry it with pride

Shoulder to shoulder I know it could be easy, yeah Now keep your head up, talk to me I know it could be easy, yeah What would the world be if we let it be just fine What would a smile be if not a tear sometime Sister, sister I know it could be easy, yeah Now keep your head up, talk to me I know it could be easy, yeah What would the world be if we let it be just fine What would a smile be if not a tear sometime I'd rather fail on my own turf And call it a lesson learned I'd rather fail on my own turf Than follow you and you burn I'd rather fail on my own turf And call it a lesson learned I'd rather fail on my own turf Than follow you and you burn Shoulder to shoulder I know it could be easy, yeah Now keep your head up, talk to me I know it could be easy, yeah What would the world be if we let it be just fine What would a smile be if not a tear sometime Mother, mother I know it could be easy, yeah Now keep your head up, talk to me I know it could be easy, yeah What would the world be if we let it be just fine What would a smile be if not a tear sometime I'd rather fail on my own turf And call it a lesson learned I'd rather fail on my own turf Than follow you and you burn I'd rather fail on my own turf And call it a lesson learned I'd rather fail on my own turf Than follow you and you burn I'd rather fail on my own turf And call it a lesson learned I'd rather fail on my own turf Than follow you and you burn