I'M ALRIGHT
I'm taking it off
packing it in
leaving this mask I made in the basement
for the next misunderstood kid
I'm killing that ache
kickin' that need
I'm filling my veins with the strains of a symphony
I've bled about all I can bleed
I'm alright, I'm okay
it's the same old me, but it's a brand new day
I'm alright, I guess I've always been
I only had to let a little bit of daylight in
It's all good, the future's bright
I'm alright
I'm lovin' my life
counting the ways
I'm taking it slow but, it's funny how things go
I've given up counting the days
it's heaven right now
paradise found
I'm still a sideshow freak in this carnival
but I'm running the merry-go-round
I'm alright, I'm okay
it's the same old me but it's s a brand new day
I'm alright I guess I've always been
I only had to let a little bit of daylight in
it's all good, the future's bright
I'm alright
These voices had me down
this loop inside my head
kickin' my plans around
for a time I quit tryin'
but I've realized somehow
I'm good enough right here and now
to live my life out loud
instead of quietly dyin'
watchin' other freaks flyin'
I'm standing my ground
holding my own
taking the hand of this girl I've been waiting for
and together we're building a home
I never thought it could be
this good to be me
I still hear voices some time
but the loudest is mine telling me positively:
I'm alright, I'm okay
it's the same old me, but it's a brand new day
I'm alright, I guess I've always been
I only had to let a little bit of daylight in
it's all good, the future's bright
I'm alright
I'm alright, I'm okay
It's the same old me, but it's a brand new day
I'm alright, I guess I've always been
I only had to let a little bit of daylight in
it's all good, the future's bright
I'm alright
It's all good, the future's bright
I'm alright
MEMPHIS GIRL
He was a gui-tar picker
drinkin' Irish Liquor
in a pub in county Queens
singin' old songs
for tips and all the Guinness
he could drink from ten till three
never once thinkin'
while pickin' and drinkin'
his life was about to be
spun one eighty by a pretty little lady
from a county called Shel-by
Now he's in love, he's in love
with a Memphis Girl
a Mississippi river bred Tennessee pearl
a rockin' little lady from rock-a-billy town
she rocked his whole world upside down
You see he'd been a little gun-shy for some time
to put his broken heart on the firing line
'til she walked in like a neon sign
that said "It's time to leave the past behind"
Now he's in love, he's in love
with a Memphis GIrl
a Mississippi river bred Tennessee pearl
a rockin' little lady from rock-a-billy town
she rocks his whole world upside down
She's finger lickin' chicken
and blue suede she's
rock-a-billy rhythm and Beale Street blues
bisquits, gravy and barbecue
a one in a million Rendezvous
You know he'd never felt lucky
never dreamed he'd be
jackpot winner of a lottery
no he never thought he'd ever live a rich man's life
'til he made that Tennessee lady his wife
Now he's in love, he's in love
with a Memphis Girl
a Mississippi river bred Tennessee pearl
a rockin' little lady from rock-a-billy town
she rocks his whole world upside down
Now he's in love, he's in love
with a Memphis Girl
a Mississippi river bred Tennessee pearl
a rockin' little lady from rock-a-billy town
she knocked his feet clear off the ground
that pretty little lady from Memphis Town
I'm taking it off
packing it in
leaving this mask I made in the basement
for the next misunderstood kid
I'm killing that ache
kickin' that need
I'm filling my veins with the strains of a symphony
I've bled about all I can bleed
I'm alright, I'm okay
it's the same old me, but it's a brand new day
I'm alright, I guess I've always been
I only had to let a little bit of daylight in
It's all good, the future's bright
I'm alright
I'm lovin' my life
counting the ways
I'm taking it slow but, it's funny how things go
I've given up counting the days
it's heaven right now
paradise found
I'm still a sideshow freak in this carnival
but I'm running the merry-go-round
I'm alright, I'm okay
it's the same old me but it's s a brand new day
I'm alright I guess I've always been
I only had to let a little bit of daylight in
it's all good, the future's bright
I'm alright
These voices had me down
this loop inside my head
kickin' my plans around
for a time I quit tryin'
but I've realized somehow
I'm good enough right here and now
to live my life out loud
instead of quietly dyin'
watchin' other freaks flyin'
I'm standing my ground
holding my own
taking the hand of this girl I've been waiting for
and together we're building a home
I never thought it could be
this good to be me
I still hear voices some time
but the loudest is mine telling me positively:
I'm alright, I'm okay
it's the same old me, but it's a brand new day
I'm alright, I guess I've always been
I only had to let a little bit of daylight in
it's all good, the future's bright
I'm alright
I'm alright, I'm okay
It's the same old me, but it's a brand new day
I'm alright, I guess I've always been
I only had to let a little bit of daylight in
it's all good, the future's bright
I'm alright
It's all good, the future's bright
I'm alright
MEMPHIS GIRL
He was a gui-tar picker
drinkin' Irish Liquor
in a pub in county Queens
singin' old songs
for tips and all the Guinness
he could drink from ten till three
never once thinkin'
while pickin' and drinkin'
his life was about to be
spun one eighty by a pretty little lady
from a county called Shel-by
Now he's in love, he's in love
with a Memphis Girl
a Mississippi river bred Tennessee pearl
a rockin' little lady from rock-a-billy town
she rocked his whole world upside down
You see he'd been a little gun-shy for some time
to put his broken heart on the firing line
'til she walked in like a neon sign
that said "It's time to leave the past behind"
Now he's in love, he's in love
with a Memphis GIrl
a Mississippi river bred Tennessee pearl
a rockin' little lady from rock-a-billy town
she rocks his whole world upside down
She's finger lickin' chicken
and blue suede she's
rock-a-billy rhythm and Beale Street blues
bisquits, gravy and barbecue
a one in a million Rendezvous
You know he'd never felt lucky
never dreamed he'd be
jackpot winner of a lottery
no he never thought he'd ever live a rich man's life
'til he made that Tennessee lady his wife
Now he's in love, he's in love
with a Memphis Girl
a Mississippi river bred Tennessee pearl
a rockin' little lady from rock-a-billy town
she rocks his whole world upside down
Now he's in love, he's in love
with a Memphis Girl
a Mississippi river bred Tennessee pearl
a rockin' little lady from rock-a-billy town
she knocked his feet clear off the ground
that pretty little lady from Memphis Town