Guess I didn't know that this is how you'd take it (I'd take it) But I didn't know they'd lie and cut us down Now you're saying that it's much too hard to make it (to make it) And we're the ones that we've been fooling all along When they take all that you've got in this world And kick you down on your knees When you're feeling like you've got no strength to fight Well, I will try to make you feel alright Now I see that they can push me just so much And there's nothing they can do that could ever crush me You can try to get along by laughing Or by playing the fool They all don't matter if I make you smile tonight (tonight) As long as I can make you feel alright You may feel like you are getting nowhere It takes a while before you start to realize That a change is gonna come All their talking and they're saying nothing That we should ever believe, oh 'Cause all they'll give us is a reason not to try And we're the ones who get to say what's wrong or right (alright) We are all that we have got in this world And we're all that we need And even though I know it hurts like hell tonight Well, I'll still try to make you feel alright As long as I can make you feel alright As long as I can make you feel alright