I got a message for you, baby And it goes something like this You don't know how I feel You'll never know how I feel When I needed you to come around You always try to put me down Oh, but I know, girl, believe me when I say That you are surely gonna pay Girl, but it's alright, alright girl You've been hurtin' me, but it's alright Hey, but one day, you will see You'll never find a guy like me Who'll love you right, both day and night You'll never have to worry, 'cause it's alright Oh, but I'm tellin' you, girl, and I know it's true That I was made to love only you Girl, but it's alright, alright girl You've been hurtin' me, but it's alright Oh, but I know, babe, I know it's true That I was made to love only you Girl, but it's alright, alright girl Oh, it's alright, alright girl But one day, I'm gonna say You'll meet a guy who'll make you pay Who'll treat you bad, and make you sad And he will ruin the love you had But I hate to say, girl But baby, you got to reap what you sow now But it's alright, alright, babe Hey, it's alright, alright, alright, alright, alright, alright, now, now Alright, alright, alright, alright Alright now, there's nothing new to say Alright, alright, alright

This is the place for celebrating This is the crowd that's fascinating This is the time for concentrating To hear some words worth translating He's rapping 'bout his meditating She's dying for some medicating And though I shouldn't be complaining What's lacking here is entertaining We're all looking for a good time But what we get is empty rhyme When everything's right but nothing's fine It's everything but partytime Talk about redecorating A room that needs sophisticating When conversations become straining No one's good at interest feigning We're all looking for a good time But what we get is empty rhyme When everything's right but nothing's fine It's everything but partytime We're all looking for a good time But what we get is empty rhyme When everything's right but nothing's fine It's everything but partytime We're all looking for a good time But what we get is empty rhyme When everything's right but nothing's fine It's everything but partytime It's everything but partytime It's everything but partytime It's everything but partytime

You go to work, work hard all day At the end of the week, you collect your pay That's just where it's at It's as simple as that You pay your bills the best that you can But the rising cost sure hurts a family man While the rich man gets fat It's as simple as that And the money goes so fast it ain't funny Ba-ha-ha, it ain't funny Your mind's made up to get that house on the hill But you just don't know if you ever will 'Cause you can't get the cash It's as simple as that 'Cause the man from the bank, he won't give you a loan Without putting a mortgage on all that you own A tit for a tat, that's how it is It's as simple as that Ooh, and the money goes so fast it ain't funny Ba-ha-ha, it ain't funny No, it's as simple, it's as simple It's as simple as that, hey! Before you know it, the kids, they're all grown Married off with kids of their own Now it's all in the past, true story, yeah It's as simple as that You've reached the autumn of your life And all that's left is you and your wife And a dog and a cat, that's how it is It's as simple as that Ooh, and the money goes so fast it ain't funny Ba-ha-ha, it ain't funny Nooo, it's as simple, it's as simple It's as simple as that, hey yeah! It's as simple, it's as simple It's as simple as that It's as simple, it's as simple It's as simple as that, hey yeah!

When you're a young man, down and out You really need someone to help you out It looks like life or death is your only choice It's really hard to see The forest for the trees The forest for the trees And when you get angry and everything's black or white You know that it ain't that simple, no one's always right You know that your life is worth livin' You gotta start takin' if no one else is givin' And if you're not afraid to open your eyes You may be pleasantly surprised Things are never as bad as they seem You just gotta learn to see Forest for the trees Forest for the trees You gotta learn to see If you need somebody, tell them please If you want someone, get up off your knees You know that you're life is worth livin' You gotta start takin', no one else is givin' And if you're not afraid to open your eyes You may be pleasantly surprised Things are never as bad as they seem You just gotta learn to see The forest for the trees Forest for the trees You gotta learn to see Forest for the trees You just gotta learn to see Forest for the trees You gotta learn to see Forest for the trees