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Some say life is hard
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Like swimming upstream or going against the grain
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But I say life ain't that hard,
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'Cuz I've seen how the joy outweighs the pain.
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So you can sit and whine about the time
F
You've been having;
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Oh but as for me I choose to be
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As happy as I can be.
F
Because I'm alright
A#
Trouble may find me,
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But it's not gonna keep me down,
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Cuz I'll hold on tight
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To the father who loves me,
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And he likes having me around.
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Yeah he loves me, and he cares for me,
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And so I'll be... Alright
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We go 'round and 'round
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Back and forth and almost upside-down
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To buy who we are:
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G great big house, nice jeans, and a shiny car.
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But I'm learning that this world keeps turning
F
With or without me;
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So I'll do my best, I'm gonna leave the rest
F C
To the one watching over me.
F
Because I'm alright
A#
Trouble may find me,
G C
But it's not gonna keep me down,
F
Cuz I'll hold on tight
A#
To the father who loves me,
G C
And he likes having me around.
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Yeah he loves me, and he cares for me,
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And so I'll be... Alright
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Alright... Alright...
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Alright, Alright, I'm Alright...