Meet me down by
The railway station
I've been waiting
I'm through waiting for you
Train sings the same kind of blues

Well, I don't know
Why I always trusted
Sometimes I think
That I must have
I must have been crazy
Crazy to wait on you, baby

Turned around and got pushed down, lady
Now, I decided yesterday that I would leave you
I'm alright

Please, I've been takin' my time
You know, it's been on my mind
I hope you find a love
Your own designs of love
That's alright
(That's alright)

I believe, I believe
That I know you
But we've been a long time,
Now I got to show you, that I
And I never did believe in time
You know, changin' anybody's mind

Now, I can't define love like it should be
That's alright
It's alright

Please, I've been takin' my time (woah)
You know, it's been on my mind
I hope you find a love
Your own designs of love
'Cause that's alright, ooh-hoo, yes
That's alright


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    What the HELL. How does this song have no comments?! It has to be one of my all-time favorites and one of Stevie's best too, lyrically and vocally. There's a lot of weariness here and it's really heartbreaking; what used to be reliable and constant in her life is failing her-- her trust in him, her ideas of what love is, etc. and now their relationship is over, she's done with it. Hopefully I'm not the only one who finds this song amazing!

    cestmagiqueon May 06, 2008   Link
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    yes, this is one of the most fantastic stevie nicks songs ever released. so straightforward, but the music is so catchy you have no idea how raw her lyrics are.

    Havenspearon February 11, 2010   Link
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    I have never found Stevie's comments about this one but I think that this song is like an early version of "Landslide". But while in "Landslide" she's singing that she decides to give both music and Lindsley second chance, in "That's Alright" she's singing that she wants to give up it all. But these are only my speculations.

    Jekaterinaon October 17, 2023   Link

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