EVERYBODY'S SAYIN'
THAT IT'S GONNA BE ALRIGHT
BUT I CAN'T HELP BUT WONDER
IF IT'S GONNA BE ON MY DIME
WE ARE THE POOR ONES
A-ROWIN' UP AGAINST THE TIDE
BURNIN' OUR
RESERVES OF COURAGE
AND WORKIN'
JUST TO MAKE IT ALRIGHT
WHEN WE KNOW IT ISN'T
WE KNOW IT ISN'T
WE KNOW IT ISN'T
WE KNOW IT ISN'T
IT AIN'T GONNA TURN OUT RIGHT
WE KNOW IT ISN'T
WE KNOW IT ISN'T, OH, NO
WE KNOW IT ISN'T
THAT'S WHY WE GOTS TO FIGHT
YOU AND I ARE TRYIN'
BUT WE DON'T GET TO DECIDE
WHEN THE MAN
COMES FOR OUR PAYCHECKS
DON'T YOU TELL ME
IT'LL BE ALRIGHT
WE AREN'T THE RICH ONES
SOME OF US'LL BARELY GET BY
THEY BUY DIAMOND STUDDED
SHOES WITH OUR TAXES
ANYTHIN' TO KEEP US DIVIDED
YOU KNOW IT ISN'T
WE KNOW IT ISN'T
WE KNOW IT ISN'T
WE KNOW IT ISN'T
IT AIN'T GONNA TURN OUT RIGHT
WE KNOW IT ISN'T
WE KNOW IT ISN'T, OH, NO
WE KNOW IT ISN'T
AND THAT'S WHY WE GOTS TO
FIGHT... FOR THE LIFE AND SOUL
OF THE WORLD WE KNOW
FIGHT... 'CAUSE THE PROMISE
IS NEVER GONNA BE ENOUGH...
WATCHIN' AND A-WAITIN'
FOR ANSWERS
HOPIN' WE MIGHT SEE THE LIGHT
YOU BEAT IT INTO US
LIKE A HAMMER
SO, DON'T YOU TELL ME
IT'LL BE ALRIGHT
WHEN WE KNOW IT ISN'T
WE KNOW IT ISN'T
WE KNOW IT ISN'T
WE KNOW IT ISN'T
IT AIN'T GONNA TURN OUT RIGHT
WE KNOW IT ISN'T
WE KNOW IT ISN'T, OH, NO
WE KNOW IT ISN'T
AND THAT'S WHY WE GOTS TO
FIGHT... FOR THE LIFE AND SOUL
OF THE WORLD WE KNOW
FIGHT... 'CAUSE THE PROMISE
IS NEVER GONNA BE ENOUGH...
OH, YEAH...
OH, YEAH...
YOU KNOW IT
YOU KNOW IT AIN'T
AH-HA...
YEAH, YOU KNOW IT AIN'T