Some people
ask me why always
on the bright side
When there's so
much going on down
the other side
It's 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 used to say
You can always
look at the negative
But you should always
live in the positive
So I try everyday
to live that way
Yeah yeah yeah
yeah yeah
yeah yeah yeah
Some people live
in what was and
what they could
have been
As opposed to
living in a what is
and how much they can
And be the first
to complain about
nothing in life
going their way
The attitude is that
I can't do nothing 'bout
And very happy
with just breathing
in and out
The ones that
when you say
lets go make a
difference
They'll say Naw that's OK
So I don't waste time
on the trip side
'Cause I do know
the real on the flipside
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's
meant to be
Positivity 'cause this
day did not have to be
Some ask me why
I'm such an optimist
When it's more
fashionable to
be a pessimist
From what's in
seventy-five percent
of what we read
hear and view
Well I use 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 saying
sometimes
life can't be rough
But never to the
point of me saying
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 try
to expand beyond
the horizon
But true leaders must
guide us through the
ills of society
That stands 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 the one-we for
everybody
Yeah yeah yeah
yeah yeah yeah yeah
When I see the morning
And the sun is smiling
down upon me
Just joy in the blessing
That still the ground
is not above me
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