What good is it, for a man to gain the world Yet lose his own soul in the process? I know you've never seen him But don't fight with him You're gonna make it through the night To the light with him You're alright with him I said you're alright with him I know you've never seen him But don't fight with him You're gonna make it through the night To the light with him You're alright with him I said you're alright with him I'm callin' out to you, Lord, because I need your help See, once again I'm havin' difficulty savin' myself Behavin' myself, you told me what to do, and I do it But every and now and then it gets a little harder to go through it Losin' friends day by day I'm in so much pain when I'm here, Lord, please take me away! I put you here to do a job, and your work ain't done To live is to suffer, but you're still my son And there will be a time when you shine as bright as the stars But there won't be a his or hers, just ours Then you'll see what I've been tryin' to show you all these years Do the right thing, 'cause after the tears come the cheers I will, my Lord, with my heart and my soul That's gonna be how I roll, from now until I mold Lead and I'll follow, you take away the sorrow I'ma sleep on what you said and holla back tomorrow I know you've never seen him But don't fight with him You're gonna make it through the night To the light with him You're alright with him I said you're alright with him I know you've never seen him But don't fight with him You're gonna make it through the night To the light with him You're alright with him I said you're alright with him I want you to know, Lord, that for what you given me I'm thankful Sincerely, from the bottom of my heart, I'm grateful You gave us power in our words, so I think before I speak And that way when I speak, they know I'm here to teach Can't tell 'em nothin' wrong, 'cause I love 'em too much I reach a lot of people, and Lord, I'm lovin' the touch But deep inside, I've got somethin' that's workin' against Everything I know is right, what I know makes sense That's when you must fight harder than you've ever fought before 'Cause what you've got goin' on inside you is a war Between good and evil, be careful of those who wanna be you They smile but are not really happy when they see you Be careful of the ones that always wanna get you high 'Cause when the time comes, that one'll let you die Listen to me! I'm here, but I can only help you If you want me to help, what do you want for yourself? I know you've never seen him But don't fight with him You're gonna make it through the night To the light with him You're alright with him I said you're alright with him I know you've never seen him But don't fight with him You're gonna make it through the night To the light with him You're alright with him I said you're alright with him My Lord, my savior, don't judge my behavior, but instead Take what's in my heart and put it in my head See, I guess I really never knew how proud I made you My life is yours, my soul I gave you I don't know if I'll do good enough (He's by your side) And we both know the hood is rough (Right by your side) Sometimes I don't know what to do (X, dry your eyes!) But I know what I gotta do (It'll be alright) You keep givin' me the word, and I'll put it to song Talk to me, I'll talk to them, and we can't go wrong This is the start of somethin' strong, and this is just the start of it Praises to you, my Lord, for lettin' me be a part of it I was that kid that, been there, did that Became ashamed so I hid that, but ain't no longer with that Use me as an example, if I can do it, then they can too With the Lord behind us, there ain't nothin' that we can't do I know you've never seen him But don't fight with him You're gonna make it through the night To the light with him (The light with him) 'Cause you're alright with him ('Cause he loves you) I said you're alright with him I know you've never seen him But don't fight with him You're gonna make it through the night To the light with him 'Cause you're alright with him ('Cause he loves you) I said you're alright with him He's by your side Right by your side X, dry your eyes! 'Cause it'll be alright Yeah, he's by your side Right by your side X, dry your eyes! 'Cause, it's gonna be alright Yeah yeah, yes it is!