His son carries on his name.
His face, his fire, his flame.
The way he talked. The way he sang.
Mans still feels the pain.
She will not live in vain.
Of how where babies came.
And who the fuck to blame now.
"Oo so thankful, oo so thankful!"
"Oo so thankful, oo so thankful!"
Grandma used to cut herself raw.
Not the hardest thing little mama's eyes saw.
Said, drunk Indians fighting cops.
Trafficking little girls around the block.
I Said, "When the rape gonna stop?"
She said, "Not any time soon baby that′s real talk."
Oo so thankful, oo so thankful!
Oo so thankful, oo so thankful!
Mama never said it's okay
for this old man to touch her this way.
Grandma, well she got paid
and that's one thing I′m not proud to say.
I never thought I′d give thanks for rape,
but that's how I got here today.
Said, Oo so thankful, oo so thankful
Oo so thankful, oo so thankful
Got to give, got to give got to give...
Got to give my mama a little kiss, yeah...
Got to give, got to give got to give...
Got to give my mama a little kiss, yeah...
Papa got shot in the head.
He got what was coming to him, now he′s dead.
Child molester, 36 years old.
Left four kids and a wife in the cold.
Great grandfather got shot in the back.
from the corporate attack.
shot herself in the mouth.
and I could hear her shout
"Oo so thankful, oo so thankful"
"Oo so thankful, oo so thankful"
Got to give, got to give got to give...
Got to give my papa a little kiss, yeah...
Got to give, got to give got to give...
Got to give my papa a little kiss, yeah...
The papa that raised me died of cancer.
as his spirit surrendered.
He was a king and a father to many.
The mother that raised me
Taught me how to love God
Said, "oo so grateful, oo so grateful"
"Oo so grateful, oo so grateful"