I'm Alright Now lyrics

© Ron Stephens

(verse 1)
I remember when I was in school I never even tried
Making grades was not my scene
I was thinkin’ ‘bout being cool, bad and nationwide
Like the cover of a magazine
A regular user, ‘till one day I awoke
To see my future going up in smoke

(chorus)
But I’m alright now (alright now)
Though I barely survived my youth
Yeah I’m alright now (alright now)
Because Jesus is alive and I can’t deny the truth

(verse 2)
Nineteen and I was finally free, rolling like a wheel
Ready for a brand new start
But somebody put some pain on me, a wound that would not heal
Like a black spot on my heart
Searching for comfort I wallowed in my blues
Almost believin’ that I was born to lose

(verse 3)
Even back in my younger days I heard about this man
They said He died to free me from my sin
But that was long ago and far away in a foreign land
And it meant nothing to me then
But now that I’m older and wiser for the years
I hear that same man’s voice ringin’ in my ears

(last chorus)
That I’m alright now (alright now)
Though I barely made it through my youth
Yeah I’m alright now (alright now)
Because Jesus is alive and I know that's why

I’m alright now (alright now)
Though I barely survived my youth
Yeah I’m alright now (alright now)
Because Jesus is alive and I won’t deny the truth