You know the kids are alright You know the kids are alright I got the taste on my tongue And air in my lungs The kids are alright Oh darling, oh darling I'm skippin' school Hidin' from your mama but you ain't no fool Sailin' through your classes like an ocean cruise, oh yeah Oh heaven, oh heaven where did you go? Dancing to the rhythm of the radio Signal's getting weaker as I'm getting old, oh yeah You know the kids are alright You know the kids are alright I got the taste on my tongue And air in my lungs The kids are alright Oh my little heaven, yeah we can dream Shining out the memories for the silver screen Scattering around me like a colour scheme, oh yeah Oh mama, oh mama I'm up all night Sweating, yeah I'm climbing up the farenheits Coasting through the city like a satellite, oh yeah You know the kids are alright You know the kids are alright I got the taste on my tongue And air in my lungs The kids are alright Oh horror, oh horror what did you see? Monsters in the closet and they just won't leave Clogging up your arteries with memories, oh yeah The skeleton living inside your head Rattling and gasping, coming up for breath Maybe in your memory I'm still not dead, oh yeah You know the kids are alright You know the kids are alright I got the taste on my tongue And air in my lungs The kids are alright

I don't mind All the guys dancing with my girl Thats fine I know them all pretty well Chorus: But i know sometimes i must get out in the light Better leave her behind, where the kids are alright Sometimes I feel i gotta get away Bells chime I know i gotta get away Chrorus: And i know if i dont i'll go out of my mind Better leave her behind, where the kids are alright I know if i go things'l be alot better for her I had things planned but her folks wouldn't let her I don't mind All the guys dancing with my girl Thats fine I know them all pretty well Chorus: But i know sometimes i must get out of the light Better leave her behind, where the kids are alright Sometimes I feel i gotta get away Bells chime I know i gotta get away Chorus: And i know if i don't i'll go out of my mind Better leave her behind, where the kids are alright

It's messed up You know So many highs and roller coaster lows Can't tell my left from right, emotional But I hear it's just the way it goes The way that it rolls They say First cut is the deepest, it all Happens for a reason, so just Hold on, hold on, I'm Still fall, still fallin' Chaos only when you're in it It'll all be clear in a minute Hold on, hold on We'll be alright As long as the late nights turn into sunrise (alright) As long as we got stars to count on we are alive As long as our hearts can battle scars and put up a fight As long as there's tears to cry, the kids are alright Alright, alright, alright Alright, alright, alright It's a broken road So many miles, too many obstacles I'm going crazy tryna drive below But I hear if you don't hit the brakes It falls into place They say First cut is the deepest, it all Happens for a reason, so just Hold on, hold on, I'm Still fall, still fallin' Chaos only when you're in it It'll all be clear in a minute Hold on, hold on We'll be alright As long as the late nights turn into sunrise (alright) As long as we got stars to count on we are alive As long as our hearts can battle scars and put up a fight As long as there's tears to cry, the kids are alright Alright, alright, alright Alright, alright, alright Alright, alright, alright Alright, alright, alright Alright, alright, alright Alright, alright, alright

It's been a little bit crazy I've been feeling some type of way lately It's too much I said no fun So can we have the remote to the TV called life? Can we play fast-forward, rewind? Rewatch while we wine and dine It's so fine, straight or spine And we won't grab it, better catch it for a fly All this way too much for me (me) All this way too much for me (me) Giving me anxiety (me) All this way too much for me (me) For me, babe Can we all take it down, down, down? Can we all take it down? Slow, slow Down, down, down, down I just wanna lay around in daisies Can we take a day just to be lazy? Just us (just us) I said no fun All this way too much for me (oh, it's too much) All this way too much for me (oh, it's too much) Giving me anxiety (yeah, it's too much) All this way too much for me (too much) For me (too much, babe) Can we all take it down, down, down? Can we all take it down? Slow, slow (slow) Down, down, down, down So can we have the remote to the TV called life? Can we play fast-forward rewind? Rewatch while we wine and dine It's so fine straight or spine And we won't grab it, better catch it for a fly All this way too much for me (oh, it's too much) All this way too much for me (oh, it's too much) Giving me anxiety (yeah, it's too much) All this way too much for me (too much) For me (too much, babe) Ooh, can we all take it down, down, down? (Can we all tone it down?) Can we all take it down? Slow, slow (slow) Down, down, down, down

You've been tryna doubt me You've been tryna out me You've been tryna say stuff I've been tryna pray up Why you tryna pray now? Prayed it all away now This shit's tangled, messed up Get outta my head, oh 'Cause I don't play like that, play like that I don't need all that, have it back And now I'm movin' on, now I'm movin' on Movin' on, now I'm movin' on Why you play like that? Roll like that? You hold me back, let go of that Movin' on, now I'm movin' on Movin' on I'ma throw you back into the galaxy I'ma throw you back into the galaxy I'ma throw you back into the I'ma throw you back into the galaxy Fly with the stars, you'll be far away Leave with my love, only love for you Wonderful night, won't you float far away? Leave with my love, only love for you You've been tryna break me You've been tryna' shake me But like the earth, I'm steady I won't lose it (lose it) And time and time again you say my name But if you wanna go there, we can take it up to space Baby darlin', you should be ashamed I'ma have you walkin' deep into the Milky Way (hey, hey) 'Cause I don't play like that, play like that (why you play like that?) I don't (don't need all that) need all that, have it back And now I'm movin' on (movin' on), now I'm movin' on (on) Movin' on, now I'm movin' on Why you play like that? Roll like that? (Would you) hold me back? (Yeah), let go fast? Movin' on, now I'm movin' on (on) Movin' on I'ma throw you back into the galaxy I'ma throw you back into the galaxy I'ma throw you back into the (higher, higher) I'ma throw you back into the galaxy Fly with the stars, you'll be far away See if you're my love, only love for you Wonderful night, won't you float far away? Leave with my love, only love for you (oh)

Holdin' my breath 'til my face turns blue Head under water Breathe deeply, they said I need a weekend again Looking for bright sides Low on the high types Runnin' so fast, I done worn my shoes Head on the pavement, I'm just tryin' to win Pushed in the river, I swim Nothing can blindside (Side, side, side, side) Me, like the high tide I don't do well under pressure I don't know it all I wish I had all the answers Fix it all myself (Oh) I feel overwhelmed

Feel like I'm high up I'm too high up I'll let the light light up Movin' too fast, now you caught in the middle Try so hard to keep up, now you single Bettin' you'll regret what you did just a little Ah, ah Baby, what you think this is? Why you wanna plead the fifth? You ain't gotta tell me what it is 'Cause I saw the messages You must got me fucked up You must got me fucked up I think I had enough So forgive me, forgive me I been goin' too hard in your city So forgive me 'cause I'm not teary Best believe I'll move onto better things Oh, you lie, oh, you lie Give me back all my time So forgive me, no, not really Best believe I'll move onto better things I've been sittin' here, watchin' you go insane I've been sittin' here, watchin' us fade away Baby, don't you see what you done threw away? No one's hittin' you on the loop, on replay Baby, what you think this is? Why you wanna plead the fifth? You ain't gotta tell me what it is 'Cause I saw the messages You must got me fucked up You must got me fucked up I think I had enough So forgive me, forgive me I been goin' too hard in your city So forgive me 'cause I'm not teary Best believe I'll move onto better things Oh, you lie, oh, you lie Give me back all my time So forgive me, no, not really Best believe I'll move onto better things Goodbye, you stay wastin' time No, you never try You said this for life But you know you lied Catch you every time like Lie-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie Lie-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie Lie-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie Lie-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie

I know you like just what you see when I walk by You take your time And you trouble my world with that look in your eyes Your smile is like the first rain out of the summertime Your soul is kind, my, my, my You know that I love our long nights You're starin' at my pretty brown eyes And I can see you being polite But come on, baby, take a long bite, bite You're fallin' for me, baby I know I make you crazy Like when the clouds are hazy You like to smell my daisies (oh, oh) I can see that you wanna (oh, oh) I smell on your cologne (oh, oh) Be tough now, don't be lazy (oh, oh) Come love me like you hate mе (uh) Love me like you, lovе me like you hate me Love me like you, love me like you hate me Touch me like you, touch me like you hate me Love me like you, love me like you hate me Little aggression It always sets my heart on fire I pay attention Yeah, don't be shy, know it's in you like knives You have permission To shake my world 'til it falls down Then pick me back up Don't you know you're my guy? You know that I love our long nights (oh, oh) You're starin' at my pretty brown eyes (oh, oh) And I can see you being polite (oh, oh) But come on, baby, take a long bite, bite (bite) You're fallin' for me, baby I know I make you crazy Like when the clouds are hazy You like to smell my daisies (oh, oh) I can see that you wanna (oh, oh) I smell on your cologne (oh, oh) Be tough now, don't be lazy (oh, oh) Come love me like you hate me (hate me) It's okay, baby, if you love a little too hard for me For me, kiss me little harder, little harder now Touch me little harder, like, whoa Kiss me little harder, little harder now, now Love me like you, love me like you Come on, baby, take a long bite, bite (hate me) Fallin' for me, baby (fallin' for me) Like when the clouds are hazy (when they're hazy, when they're hazy, when they're hazy), oh, oh I can see that you wanna (I know you wanna, I know you wanna, I know you, know you wanna) Be tough now, don't be lazy (oh), come, love, love

That's why the nice guys, they will always last That's why the playboys always finish last Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah It's nine o'clock I get a text sayin', "Are you up?" 'Bout 9:15 My girl said she got the same message, same thing A few days, yeah, we're cool Then you disappear like I'm a fool (Yeah) You told me that you with your family My girl saw you with someone, leavin' the party That's why I don't play with you I spend a little time, don't stay with you I tell you what you wanna hear all the time Just because you're so damn fine Busy, busy boy Busy boy, busy, busy boy, aren't you? A busy, busy boy Busy boy, busy, busy boy, aren't you? A busy, busy boy Busy boy, busy, busy boy, aren't you? Busy, busy, busy boy Busy boy, busy, busy boy (Oh yeah) It's four o'clock You sendin' me too many pictures of your... (Oh) Baby, are you drunk? Or did you mean to send it to another girl? (Another girl) And by the way I think I just stumbled on your girlfriend's page (Oh, no) Congratulations She sayin' that the baby comin' any day That's why I just play with you (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) I spend a little time, don't stay with you (No, no, no, no) You ain't never gonna get deep inside (Oh) Even though you're so damn fine (Fine) Busy, busy boy Busy boy, busy, busy boy, aren't you? (Yeah, yeah) A busy, busy boy Busy boy, busy, busy boy, aren't you? (Oh) A busy, busy boy (Oh) Busy boy, busy, busy boy, aren't you? (Oh) Busy, busy, busy boy (Yeah) Busy boy, busy, busy boy (Yeah, yeah, yeah) Oh Oh, oh Oh, oh Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh Damn fine (Fine) Busy, busy boy Busy boy, busy, busy boy, aren't you? (Yeah, yeah) A busy, busy boy Busy boy, busy, busy boy, aren't you? A busy, busy boy (Oh) Busy boy, busy, busy boy, aren't you? (Oh) Busy, busy, busy boy (Yeah) Busy boy, busy, busy boy (Yeah) Oh-oh, oh-oh, yeah Oh-oh, oh-oh Oh-oh, oh-oh Oh-oh, oh-oh, yeah Busy, busy Busy, busy, busy boy Busy, busy Busy, busy, busy boy B-b-boy, b-b-boy, boy, boy Boy, b-b-boy, b-b-boy, boy, boy Busy boy