Some people ask me why always on the bright side
When there's so much goin down on the other side
Its like I live in a bubble with no trouble
And problems don't exist …
I chuckle and tell them that ain't the case at all
It goes way back to the time when I was very small
Not in mind but size and age my papa use to say
You can always look at the negative
But you should always live in the positive
So I try everyday to live in that way
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah …
Some people live in the what was and what they could have been
As oppose to livin in a what is and how much they can
And be the first to complain about nothing in life goin their way
The attitude is “that there I can't do nothing ‘bout”
And very happy with just breathin in and out
The ones that when you say “lets go make a difference”
They'll say “naw, that's okay”
So I don't waste time on the trip side
Cause I do know the real on the flip side
And I'm crystal clear everyday that's why I say
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah …
When I see the morning
And the sun is smiling down upon me
I joy in the blessing
That still the ground is not above me
And for the people
That I can truly say do love me, I feel
Positivity
Cause that's what life meant to me
Positivity
Cause this day did not have to be …
Some ask me why am I such an optimist
When it's more fashionable to be a pessimist
From whats in seventy-five percent of what we read hear and view
Well, I used to have a friend named Minnie Riperton
Who use to always say when she was living
“Like fine wine I like seeing the glass of life as half full than half empty”
I'm not sayin sometimes life can't be rough
But never to the point of me sayin I've had enough
Long as my heart beats I ain't giving up
That's why I say everyday
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
When people ask me as an African-American
What do I see for tomorrow in the human plan
Is it possible for all the people of the world to co-exist
I say unity is only as big as our vision
And if its narrow, strive to expand beyond the horizon
But true leaders must guide us through the ills of society that stand in our way
So if the road is to harmony, be with the call
But if its about discord, don't take the ride at all
Cause the world vision I see is a one-we for everybody
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah …
When I see the morning
And the sun is smiling down upon you
Just joy in the blessing
That still the ground is not above you
And for the people
That you can truly say do love you, do feel
Positivity
Cause that's what life's meant to be
Positivity
And that's the energy the world needs
Positivity
Cause that's what life means to me
Positivity
Cause this day did not have to be …
Positivity
Cause that's what life's meant to be
Positivity
Cause that's the energy the world needs
Positivity
Cause that's what life's meant to be
Positivity
And this day did not have to be
Positivity
Cause that's what life means to me
Positivity
And that's the energy the world needs
Positivity
Cause that's what life's meant to be
Positivity
And that's the energy the world needs …