Mavis Staples - Positivity lyrics

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Positivity, yes

Have you had your plussign today

Positivity, yes

Do we mark you present, or do we mark you late

Is that a good man

Walking down that street with that money in his hand

Is that a good man

Why do you dog him

If that was yo father, tell me, would you dog him then

Would you dog him

Positivity, yes

Have you had your plus sign today

Positivity, yes

Do we mark you present, or do we mark you late

Is that all your gold

Where did it come from

What did you have to do (did you have to do)

Can you sleep nights

Do you dream straight up or do you dream in w's

Positivity, yes

Have you had your plus sign today

Positivity, yes

Do we mark you present, or do we mark you late

Na na na na na na, so slow

Positivity, yes

Na na na na na na, so slow

Can a boy who drops out at school

At 13 years of age

Answer the to of life and death

When it slaps him in the face

Who's to blame when he's got no place to go

And all he's got is the sense to know

That a life of crime'll help him beat you in the race

Help him beat you in the race (help him beat you in the race)

Positivity

Positivity, yes

Have you had your plus sign today

Positivity, yes

Do we mark you present, or do we mark you late

Na na na na na na, so slow (na na na na na na, so slow)

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Na na na na na na, so slow (say it again, na na na na na na, so slow)

Positivity, yes

Na na na na na na, so slow

Wave your hands for positivity y'all

All the boys and all the girls (all the boys and all the girls)

You are the new kings of the world

Shall the court sing together

In every man's life there will be a hang-up

A whirlwind designed to slow you down

It cuts like a knife and tries to get in you

This spooky electric sound

Give up if you want to and all is lost

Spooky electric will be your boss

Call People magazine, Rolling Stone

Call your next of kin, cause your life is gone

He's got a .57 mag with the price tag still on the side

Cousin, when Spooky say dead, you better say died

Or you can fly high, right by Spooky and all that he crawls for

Spooky and all that he crawls for

Don't kiss the beast

give it up for peace, y'all

Positivity

Positivity

hold on to your soul, we got a long way to go

Positivity

hold on to your soul, we got a long way to go