I've got a roof over my head
I've got a warm place to sleep
Some nights I lie awake counting gifts
Instead of counting sheep
I've got a heart that can hold love
I've got a mind that can think
There may be times when I lose the light
And let my spirits sink but I can't stay depressed
When I remember how I'm blessed
Grateful, grateful, truly grateful I am
Grateful, grateful, truly blessed and duly grateful
Within a city of strangers
I got a family of friends
No matter what rocks and brambles fill the way
I know that they will stay until the end
I feel a hand holding my hand
It's not a hand you can see
But on the road to the promised land
This hand will shepherd me through delight and despair
Holding tight and always there
Grateful, grateful, truly grateful I am
Grateful, grateful, truly blessed and duly grateful
It's not that I don't want a lot
Or hope for more, or dream of more
But giving thanks for what I've got
Makes me happier than keeping score
In a world that can bring pain
I will still take each chance
For I believe that whatever the terrain
Our feet can learn to dance
Whatever stone life may sling
We can moan or we can sing
Grateful, oh grateful, truly grateful I am
Grateful, grateful, truly blessed and duly grateful
Truly blessed and duly grateful