He had no windows and no doors
Keep livin' our truth and do the best we can do
He lived a simple life and was extremely poor
There's hope
There's hope
You better thank God for that
Stand up for your rights
Stand up for your rights
If you let it, it'll drive you crazy
There's hope
You better thank God for that
You don't have to pay to laugh
That it's all about your perceptions
You better thank God for that
You don't have to pay to laugh
You better thank God for that
Every time I turn on the TV
Publishers: GOLD AND IRON PUBLISHING, WB MUSIC CORP.
You better thank God for that
You better thank God for that, yeah yeah yeah
There's hope
He taught me paradise is in your mind
A met a young brother that made me feel
That's when I learned a lesson
It doesn't cost a thing to smile
You don't have to pay to laugh
Keep shinin' your light
You see, zero didn't satisfy me
Somebody's actin' crazy
On top of all of that he had no eyesight
He said, "Livin' here is paradise"
A million didn't make me happy
And show the world your smile
'Cause there's hope
Off in the back country of Brazil
A little was overrated
And all I did was complain
It doesn't cost a thing to smile
(There's hope)
I thought that I needed a lot
You see just like me he wanted to sing
You don't have to pay to laugh
You better thank God for that
But I'm takin' back my power today
There's hope
(There's hope)
But we gotta keep on survivin'
There's hope
It doesn't cost a thing to smile
It doesn't cost a thing to smile
(There's hope)
Hey, are you a papa or a superstar?
It's about the size of the faith in your heart
You don't have to pay to laugh
You know that there's hope
You don't have to pay to laugh
It doesn't cost a thing to smile
Gas prices, they just keep on risin'
Keep shinin' your light
You don't have to pay to laugh
It doesn't cost a thing to smile
But a lot was a little too complicated
He said, what's it like in the USA?
That I could accomplish anything
There's hope
There's hope
Back when I had a little
But that didn't keep him from seein' the light
(There's hope)
It ain't about the size of your car
There's hope
And show the world your smile
You better thank God for that, yeah yeah
There's hope
You better thank God for that, yeah yeah
(There's hope)
Songwriters: India Arie, Branden Burch, Anthony David Harrington
It doesn't cost a thing to smile
There's hope
You don't have to pay to laugh
The India.Arie
So you act, so you feel, so you are
(There's hope)
The government they keep on lyin'
It doesn't cost a thing to smile