Only By God?s Grace Have I Made

If You Don't Try To Win You Might As Well Hold The Olympics In Somebody's Back Yard.

Joe Louis And I Were The First Modern National Sports Figures Who Were Black... But Neither Of Us Could Do National Advertising Because The South Wouldn't Buy It. That Was The Social Stigma We Lived Under.

Well, I Couldn't Play An Instrument. I'd Just Stand Up Front And Announce The Numbers. They Had Me Sing A Little, But That Was A Horrible Mistake. I Can't Carry A Tune In A Bucket. We Played Black Theaters And Nightclubs All Over Hell. One-nighters. Apollo Theater In Harlem And The Earle Theater In Philly - That Was Big Time For Blacks.

Only By God?s Grace Have I Made It To See Today And Only By God?s Grace Will I Ever See Tomorrow.

Find The Good. It's All Around You. Find It, Showcase It And You'll Start Believing In It.