[INTRO] Twenty songs later… Still don’t have all the answers. But… I think I’m alright. [VERSE 1] I’ve loved people I should’ve left alone Left good people ‘Cause I wasn’t ready to grow Spent nights chasing someone Who wouldn’t stay Then pushed away the ones Who would’ve stayed anyway I’ve been broke I’ve been alright Been surrounded by people And lonely some nights Said “I’m good” When I weren’t even close Funny how the hardest person To be honest with was me the most [PRE-CHORUS] But every wrong turn Still brought me here Every goodbye Made something clear Maybe I don’t need To understand it all tonight [CHORUS] I think I’m alright I think I’m alright Not everything worked out But I’m still here tonight Got some scars Got some time Got some people that I love Still standing by my side I don’t know What’s coming next But for once That doesn’t scare me half to death I ain’t got it figured out But I think… I think I’m alright [VERSE 2] Mum’s getting older So I call a little more Friends got kids now We don’t go out like before Some found love Some moved away Some people I thought were forever I ain’t spoken to in days That’s life, I suppose Nothing stays still You either move with it Or spend your whole life standing still And I’ve spent too many mornings Thinking ’bout yesterday Too many good nights Worried they would go away So if this is the good bit… I’m staying awake [PRE-CHORUS] Every wrong turn Still brought me here Every goodbye Made something clear Maybe growing up Is being alright with not knowing why [CHORUS] I think I’m alright I think I’m alright Not everything worked out But I’m still here tonight Got some scars Got some time Got some people that I love Still standing by my side I don’t know What’s coming next But for once That doesn’t scare me half to death I ain’t got it figured out But I think… I think I’m alright [BRIDGE] To the ones I loved— Thank you To the ones I lost— I hope you’re good To the version of me Who thought he’d never make it through— You did Not perfectly Not gracefully But you did And maybe that’s enough [BREAKDOWN] So turn the phone off Leave the curtains open Let tomorrow arrive Without trying to control it There’s food in the fridge There’s somebody I can ring And I’m starting to believe That’s worth more than everything No big ending No grand goodbye Just morning coming through the blinds And me… Still here [FINAL CHORUS] I know I’m alright I know I’m alright Not everything worked out And maybe that’s just life Got some scars Got some time Got a thousand little reasons I’m still glad that I’m alive I don’t know What’s coming next But whatever comes… I’ll handle it then I ain’t got it figured out I don’t need to I’m alright [OUTRO] Yeah… I’m alright. … Thanks for listening. [INSTRUMENTAL OUTRO] Soft Rhodes chords, distant vocal fragments and room ambience. Gradually strip away the drums and bass until only the opening chord progression remains. A faint melodic motif from Track 1 returns, slowed down and reharmonised. Tape hiss. Room noise. One final chord. Let it ring. Then silence.
