OKAY? ALRIGHT?

[Intro] Yeah I been down bad, but I’m still breathing Still here Still me [Chorus] I'm okay, It's alright It's okay, I'm alright I'm alright, it's okay It's alright, I'm okay I'm okay, It's alright It's okay, I'm alright I'm alright, it's okay It's alright, I'm okay I'm okay, It's alright It's okay, I'm alright I'm alright, it's okay It's alright, I'm okay I'm okay, It's alright It's okay, I'm alright I'm alright, it's okay It's alright, I'm okay [Verse 1] I been looking for love in the wrong damn places Empty conversations, dead-end faces Gave my heart out, got no replacement Now I keep my guard up like self-preservation I watched good girls turn into lessons Turned my lonely nights into late confessions I don’t hate nobody, I just hate the guessing When you need somebody and they miss the message I been sending out résumés, praying for callbacks Phone stay quiet, got me staring at black glass Bills on the counter, hope in the trash bag Trying to move forward, stuck where the past at Mama ask if I’m good, I tell her “yeah, probably” Lying through my teeth so she don’t see the poverty I ain’t where I want, but I’m fighting where I gotta be Man in the mirror still looking like a part of me [Pre-Chorus] And I don’t know how much longer I can fake this smile But I made it this far, so I’ll stay awhile Even when the whole world weighs on my bones I remind myself I’m not gone [Chorus] I'm okay, It's alright It's okay, I'm alright I'm alright, it's okay It's alright, I'm okay I'm okay, It's alright It's okay, I'm alright I'm alright, it's okay It's alright, I'm okay I'm okay, It's alright It's okay, I'm alright I'm alright, it's okay It's alright, I'm okay I'm okay, It's alright It's okay, I'm alright I'm alright, it's okay It's alright, I'm okay [Verse 2] I seen friends disappear when the money got low Seen love turn cold when the truth got shown I been walking through storms with a cracked-up phone Still checking missed calls like I’m not alone Another interview lost, another door slammed Another “we’ll reach out,” another cold hand Trying to be strong when I don’t know the whole plan Trying to be a man when I feel like a broke man But I ain’t giving up, nah, I’m just tired Dreams got bruised, but they still on fire I been knee-deep mud with my eyes up higher If I lose one road, I’ma build one wider So here’s to the nights when the walls feel closer Here’s to the boys with the weight on shoulders Here’s to the pain that made us soldiers Still got a pulse, so it ain’t over [Bridge] Maybe love’ll find me when I quit chasing Maybe work’ll call when my faith starts breaking Maybe all this hurt has a name and a reason Maybe I’m just stuck in a changing season [Final Chorus, glitchy] I'm okay, It's alright It's okay, I'm alright I'm alright, it's okay It's alright, I'm okay I'm okay, It's alright It's okay, I'm alright I'm alright, it's okay It's alright, I'm okay I'm okay, It's alright It's okay, I'm alright I'm alright, it's okay It's alright, I'm okay I'm okay, It's alright It's okay, I'm alright I'm alright, it's okay It's alright, I'm okay [Outro, whispering, emotional] Still breathing Still standing Still surviving I’m okay