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Artist: Mavis Staples
Canonical path: /mavis-staples/positivity
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Positivity
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Positivity
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CHORUS:
Positivity
Have U had your plus sign 2 day?
Positivity
Do we mark U present or do we mark U late?
Is that a good man
Walking down the street with that money in his hand?
Is that a good man?
Why do U dog him?
If that was your father, tell me, would U dog him then?
Would U dog him?
CHORUS
Is that all your gold?
Where did it come from?
What did U have 2 do?
Can U sleep nights?
Do U dream straight up?
Or do U dream in W's?
CHORUS
Na na na na na na, so so
CHORUS
Na na na na na na, so so
Oh, say it again
Na na na na na na, so so (So so)
Positivity
Na na na na na na, so so (Oh no no no)
Wave your hands 4 positivity y'all
(Wave your hands, wave your hands)
All the boys and all the girls
(All the boys and all the girls)
U are the new kings of the world (Kings of the world)
Shall the court sing 2gether?
In every man's life there will be a hang-up
A whirlwind designed 2 slow U down
It cuts like a knife and tries 2 get in U
This spooky electric sound
Give up if U want 2 and all is lost
Spooky electric will be your boss
Call People magazine, Rolling Stone
Call your next of kin cuz your life is gone
He's got a 57 mag with the price tag still on the side
Cuzzin', when spooky say dead, U better say died
Or U can fly high right by spooky and all that he crawls 4 (U can fly high)
Spooky and all that he crawls 4 (Everything spooky crawls 4)
Don't kiss the beast
Give it up 4 peace y'all
Positivity (Positivity)
Positivity
Hold on 2 your soul, we got a long way 2 go
Positivity, yeah
Hold on 2 your soul, we got a long way 2 go {fade out}
Sure got a long way 2 go
Positivity (We can make if we try)
Positivity
Hold on 2 your soul
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