[Intro: Mission]
Gotta thank the Lord, wake up in the morning gotta thank the Lord yeah, yeah, yeah thank you Lord all of you none of me

[Verse 1: Mission]
Yeah school of hard knocks took the crash course
He was on the mission bring the task force (bring the mission)
Hatin' cause we winning you a bad sport
Riding through the city, got the Bible on the dashboard
Yeah block is so empty but I’m breathing on (but I'm breathing though)
Counting up the blessings I got plenty more (I got plenty more)
Tony slingshot watch him make it go
Got it on lock but he opened em (but he opened em)
Many so ungrateful I'm not feeling them (uh, uh)
He the reason that we still living here (uh, huh)
Coulda got lost but he [sent for them?]
Ima thank the Lord when I’m marching here (when I'm marching, marching)

[Chorus: Mission & V. Rose]
Wake up in the morning gotta thank the Lord (thank you, thank you)
Oh, you still breathing? Gotta thank the Lord (thank you, thank you)
Hands in the sky gotta thank the Lord (thank you, thank you)
Even when it's bad Ima thank the Lord
Wake up in the morning gotta thank the Lord
Oh, you still breathing? Gotta thank the Lord (thank you, thank you)
Hands in the sky gotta thank the Lord
And even when it's bad Ima thank the Lord
[Verse 2: Mission]
Yeah, I was doing I was Michael bad boy (pew, pew)
Now I'm walkin' in his will like a bad boy (like a bad boy)
I got grace, I got peace, gotta add joy (gotta add)
He been lifting so much weight it's like he using ‘roids
Yes yeah Ain't no guarantee you’ll see another day (uh, uh)
You should just be grateful you ain’t gotta pay (uh, uh)
You ain't see it coming but he made a way
He gon ask what’s going on I feel like Marvin Gaye
I was going bad, but I'm still gon crazy (still gon')
They was throwing stones but it still don't phase me
I ain’t get my way but God still is amazing
Told 'em I'm an heir Satan still tryna flame

[Chorus: Mission & V. Rose]
Wake up in the morning gotta thank the Lord (thank you, thank you)
Oh, you still breathing? Gotta thank the Lord (thank you, thank you)
Hands in the sky gotta thank the Lord (thank you, thank you)
Even when it's bad Ima thank the Lord
Wake up in the morning gotta thank the Lord (thank you, thank you)
Oh, you still breathing? Gotta thank the Lord (thank you, thank you)
Hands in the sky gotta thank the Lord (thank you, thank you)
And even when it's bad Ima thank the Lord

[Verse 3: V. Rose]
Yeah because he made a pay off for the tradeoff
My God he could have made off but he saved all
So even when my life is painful I stay thankful
I don't need my dollars in the bank for
It don't matter if I'm losing because he run the game, game
Don't ever think he took me out I'm showing up to play
See you settin' up a trap I know you feel the way
But you would never catch me slipping, I'm thanking his name
[Chorus: Mission & V. Rose]
Wake up in the morning gotta thank the Lord
Oh, you still breathing? Gotta thank the Lord
Hands in the sky gotta thank the Lord
Even when it's bad Ima thank the Lord
Wake up in the morning gotta thank the Lord (thank you, thank you)
Oh, you still breathing? Gotta thank the Lord
Hands in the sky gotta thank the Lord
And even when it's bad Ima thank the Lord
Gotta thank the Lord
Ya, thank the Lord
Gotta thank the Lord (yuh, yuh)
Thank the Lord
Even when it's bad Ima thank the Lord (yuh, yuh, yuh)
Even when it's bad Ima thank the Lord