Lyrics
Hmm, yeah
This world is always trying to tell me I need more (You need more)
A bigger house, a couple cars will fill the void (Alright)
But then I get it, and I still feel just as poor
So I tell all that to head right out the door
'Cause I woke up with a good thing laying by my side
I woke up to some birds singing, "Hey look, I'm alive"
I got my family, Jesus, and my health
And if I got all that, I really don't need nothing else, nothing else (Uhuh)
This life is always tryna get me in a rush (In a rush)
Keep moving moving quicker and one day youll be enough (Alright)
But if I do that, I won 't stop and smell the roses
And up being soulless and hope nobody notices
I'm getting sick of it let's go on my cellphone
I want to go back to the place I had myself known
The enemy could try to kill, robbing this joy
The one thing he cannot take is my joy (Uhuh)
'Cause I woke up with a good thing laying by my side
I woke up to some birds singing, "Hey look, I'm alive"
I got my family, Jesus, and my health
And if I got all that, I really don't need nothing else, nothing else
'Cause I woke up with a good thing laying by my side
I woke up to some birds singing, "Hey look, I'm alive"
I got my family, Jesus, and my health
And if I got all that, I really don't need nothing else, nothing else
Oh no
I really don't need nothing else, ooh
Nothing else, nothing else
And if I got all that, I really don't need nothing else
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Meaning & Inspiration
I believe this is true—but if I’m honest, part of me still hesitates when I try to live it out.
The song talks about waking up to birds chirping like that’s some kind of universal signal that things are okay. But birds are territorial. They’re just screaming at each other to back off the property. It feels like a weird detail to focus on when you’re supposedly content with just Jesus and your health. Most people hear that and think about peace or a fresh start. I just think about the noise and the mess. It’s strange how we pick tiny, noisy things to represent a quiet soul. Maybe the birds aren't singing for me at all. They’re just loud and hungry.
If I actually had enough, I wouldn’t keep checking my phone to see if anyone else is watching me pretend I’m satisfied.