Karaoké There's Hope India Arie

Back when I had a little

I thought that I needed a lot a little was overrated

But a lot was a little too complicated

See-zero didn't satisfy me a million didn't make me happy

That's when I learned a lesson that it's all about your perception

Hey are you a pauper or a superstar?

So you act so you feel so you are

It ain't about the size of your car

It's about the size of the faith in your heart

There's hope it doesn't cost a thing to smile

You don't have to pay to laugh you better thank God for that

There's hope it doesn't cost a thing to smile

You don't have to pay to laugh you better thank God for that

Off in the back country of Brazil

A met a young brother that made me feel

That I could accomplish anything

You see just like me he wanted to sing

He had no windows and no doors

He lived a simple life and was extremely poor

On top of all of that he had no eye sight

But that didn't keep him from seein' the light

He said what's it like in the USA? and all I did was complain

He said livin' here is paradise

He taught me paradise is in your mind

You know that there's hope it doesn't cost a thing to smile

You don't have to pay to laugh you better thank God for that

There's hope it doesn't cost a thing to smile

You don't have to pay to laugh you better thank God for that

Every time I turn on the TV somebody's acting crazy

If you let it it will drive you crazy

But I'm takin' back my power today

Gas prices they just keep on rising

The government they keep on lying but we gotta keep on surviving

Keep living our truth and do the best we can do

'Cos there's hope it doesn't cost a thing to smile you don't have to pay to laugh

You better thank God for that yeah yeah

It doesn't cost a thing to smile you don't have to pay to laugh hey yeah yeah

Stand up for your rights keep shining your light and show the world your smile

Stand up for your rights keep shining your light and show the world your smile

There's hope it doesn't cost a thing to smile

You don't have to pay to laugh you better thank God for that better thank God for that

It doesn't cost a thing to smile you don't have to pay to laugh no

You better thank God for that yeah yeah yeah