Many's the time I 've b een m istak en
And m any ti mes co nfuse.
Y es and I've o ften fel t for sake n
And c ertain ly misus ed.
Oh but I'm al righ t I'm alr ight
I'm just we ary to my b ones.
S till you d on't expect to be br ight an d bon vivant
So fa r aw ay f rom home So far a way from home
I don't know a so ul whos e no t bee n ba tter ed
I don't have a f riend who f eels at ea se
I don't know a d ream wh ose not been sha tter ed
Or dr iven t o its kne es.
Oh but It's a lrig ht It's al right
For we liv ed so w ell so l ong.
S till whe n I think of the roa d we 're trav eling on
I won der what 's gone wro ng.
I can't help it; I w onder what has gone wro ng
And I dream I was dying
I dreamed that my so ul rose unexpe ctedly
And looking back do wn at me sm iled reassu ringl y.
And I dreamed I was fl ying
And high up abov e my eyes could cle arly see
The Statue of Li berty
Saili ng aw ay to s ea
And I dreamed I was fl ying.
W e come on the sh ip t hey c all the Ma yflow er
We come on the s hip that sa iled the m oon.
W e come in the ag e's most unce rtai n hour s
And sin g the American Tu ne.
Oh and it's a lrig ht it's al right
You can b e fore ver bl essed.
S till tomo rrow's gonna be a nothe r wo rking da y
And I'm try ing t o ge t some re st
That's all I' m trying to get some rest.