"Alright" lyrics

Yeah

Can't tell you how many times I errored
I was taught fail quick and then you flourish
I was bumpin' my head, yeah, for my most of my youth
Disregarded the truth and did what I wanted to
Lessons came hard in between the good days
Don't bite off more than you could chew the hood say
So, mistakes along the way, take 'em with a grain of salt
And I'll take the blame for whatever's my fault
It's funny, especially when your mind's on your money
Some things in the past make 'em wanna come for me
I strive to be better, a whole lotta changes
And rearranging to get through the stages of life
If you live long enough, you just might
Learn that everything ain't about a fight
Sometimes you just gotta let 'em be right, alright

And I say, hey, mama didn't raise no sucker (No sucker)
But I've been crying all my days and nights (And nights)
I thought I'd have it all together by the summer (By the summer)
And I'ma kinda scared about this life — will it be alright?
Everything is gonna be alright
Alright, alright, alright — will it be alright?
Everything is gonna be alright
Alright, alright, alright
Everything is gonna be alright, everything is gonna be alright

Yeah, Big B, that's what they told me I would be
So I followed the Yellow Brick Road to the T
They showed me love then asked me for my pub
And I signed on the dotted line for damn near free (Say what?)
Gave my everything, trotted me around the globe
Never said "No," showed up for every single show
From the janky promoters that didn't have my dough
To the dirty stinkin' clubs with the weak promo
I put work in, now it's like, "Who the hell you jerkin'?"
Young but I know that this ain't right, for certain
It's over, taking me for granted, curtains
Holdin' back the proceeds? It ain't workin'
The dreams keep growin' but the streams ain't flowin'
We lookin' for the waterfalls, give us what you owin'
Sick of all your theories, stickin' us with the low end
Tryna plant seeds but ain't got enough for the sowin'?

And I say, hey, mama didn't raise no sucker (No sucker)
But I've been crying all my days and nights (And nights)
I thought I'd have it all together by the summer (By the summer)
And I'ma kinda scared about this life — will it be alright?
Everything is gonna be alright
Alright, alright, alright — will it be alright?
Everything is gonna be alright
Alright, alright, alright — will it be alright?
Everything is gonna be alright, everything is gonna be alright
Alright, alright, alright

All I wanted was to be a princess
Maybe live a full life of success
I'm just a girl with a couple big dreams
And I'm livin' paycheck to paycheck
I'm sure I'll be fine, only a matter of time
The work'll pay off and I'll get the shine
But until that day, I, I'll keep going 'til I get what's mine, oh

Mama didn't raise no sucker (No sucker)
But I've been crying all my days and nights (And nights)
I thought I'd have it all together by the summer (By the summer)
And I'ma kinda scared about this life — will it be alright?
Everything is gonna be alright
Alright, alright, alright — will it be alright?
Everything is gonna be alright
Alright, alright, alright — will it be alright?
Everything is gonna be alright
Alright, alright, alright — will it be alright?

I just wanna make it on by
I'm tired waving white flags, but I'll finally get up
Every time I get knocked down, I show up
Gotta celebrate, I feel now I grow up
And big girls don't fold
I promised mama I'll never let go
Mama ain't raise no sucker
You ain't know? Mama ain't raise no sucker, come on
Mama ain't raise no sucker, no, she didn't
She ain't raise no sucker, no way (Mmm)