Grateful
Embracing Life's Blessings: Lori McKenna's Grateful Lyrics Unveiled
Lyrics
The kids are in their Christmas clothes
The children are dressed in their Christmas attire.
Clip on ties, we're driving to church
The family, with clip-on ties, is heading to church.
Where I'll watch the old women sing along
The narrator observes elderly women singing praises in church.
Praising the good Lord for his good work
Praising God for His good deeds is happening in the church.
Mother Mary's holding out her arms
Mother Mary's welcoming gesture is desired by the narrator.
I wish I could rush into them
Expressing a wish to rush into Mother Mary's arms.
Underneath her solemn look there's a smile
Beneath her serious expression, Mother Mary seems to smile.
Now that it's Christmas time again
Now that Christmas has arrived, there's a sense of joy.
All the faith that I've been given
Despite moments of doubt, the narrator acknowledges the faith received.
I'll admit some of it's been lost on me
Admitting some loss of faith but remaining grateful.
But there isn't one ungrateful bone in my body
Asserting the absence of ingratitude within the narrator.
I've said goodbye to some good friends
Parting ways with dear friends who are missed daily.
That I still miss every day
Expressing uncertainty about the necessity of such goodbyes.
And I don't know why it's made to end
Accepting the inevitability of endings.
I guess it has to be that way
Understanding that life unfolds as it must.
There's been blessings and crooked roads
Acknowledging both blessings and challenging paths.
I've made mistakes that I regret
Regret over past mistakes is admitted.
But I've held dreams in my own hands
Holding dreams in one's hands, ambitions transcending thoughts.
Too big to dream in my own head
Dreams too significant to be confined to one's imagination.
And all the love that I've been given
Reflecting on the love received, desiring to reciprocate generously.
Wish I could return tenfold at least
A wish to return love in abundance, at least tenfold.
Cause there isn't one ungrateful bone in my body
Reaffirming the absence of ingratitude within the narrator.
Maybe in some other life, I passed some kind of test
Suggesting the possibility of a past life and passing some test.
Maybe that's how it's all justified, how lucky someone gets
Exploring the idea of luck and its role in an individual's life.
So, in this life that I've been given
Expressing hope to align with one's true self in this given life.
Hope I get close to who I'm supposed to be
Aspiring to fulfill one's potential and purpose.
Cause, there isn't one ungrateful bone in my body
Reiterating the absence of ingratitude within the narrator.
There isn't one ungrateful bone in my body
Concluding with a firm statement of gratitude.
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