Oh... Whoa-oh... You have been such a friend to me Down though the years All of the good and the bad we've shared Truer than any man could be Love without pretense You were the answer to my prayer And I'm so thankful Words can never enough I'm so thankful And I give You my love And though it's just an offering I will give You everything 'Cause You know I want to be faithful and true So when I have a cross to bear I realize that You've been there That is why my heart is thankful for You Oh, even when my faith seems to be Darkened by my fear I look for You and You're always here And I don't understand Why You would give this all to me I only hope that You will see That I am so thankful Words can never be enough I'm so thankful That You've given me Your love And though it's just an offering I will give You everything 'Cause You know I want to be faithful and true So when I have a cross to bear I realize that You've been there That is why my heart is thankful for You And though it's just an offering I will give You everything 'Cause You know I want to be faithful and true And even when You know I'm wrong You are there to make me strong That is why my heart is thankful for You La, da-da, da-da La, da-da, da-da, da-da La, da-da God, I want to give You all that I've got And though it's just an offering I will give You everything 'Cause You know I want to be faithful and true, oh... So when I have a cross to bear I realize that You've been there That is why my heart is thankful for You And though it's just an offering I will give You everything 'Cause You know I want to be faithful and true, yeah And even when You know I'm wrong You are there to make me strong That is why my heart is thankful for You I'm thankful Oh-oh-oh... Ooh, yeah Thankful for You, thankful for you, yeah I'm thankful for You Lord, I want to live thankfully That's what I want to be Thankful for You, thankful for you, hey...