The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
Forget that you don't have
Forget that you don't
Just forget it
Forget that you're afraid
Forget that you are, don't plan it
Forget that you're alone
Everyone's alone, think about it
And it's alright
I know it ain't easy, but that's life
You don't have to worry, it's alright
We're all in the dark, looking for the light, that light
So, don't you worry
Forget that you can't love
Forget that you can't
Just forget it
Forget the reasons why
Forget the reasons, can you do that'
Forget that you are lost
Everyone gets lost in the journey
And it's all right
I know it ain't easy, but that's life
You don't have to worry, it's alright
We're all in the dark, looking for the light, that light
So, baby, don't you worry
Stop
Take a look around you
Just stop
Maybe it'll be better, if you calm down
It's alright, it's alright
It's alright
I know it ain't easy but that's life
You don't have to worry, it's alright
We're all dark looking for the light, that light
So you don't have to worry, it's alright
It's no big deal, it's just life
And you don't have to worry, it's alright
We're all in the dark, we're all in the dark
Looking for the light
Forget that you can't love
Forget that you don't have
Forget that you can't love
Forget the reasons why
Forget that you can't
Forget that you can't love
Oh, it's alright
We're all in the dark looking for the light
Looking for the light, it's alright, it's alright
It's no big deal, it's just life
Forget that you don't
Just forget it
Forget that you're afraid
Forget that you are, don't plan it
Forget that you're alone
Everyone's alone, think about it
And it's alright
I know it ain't easy, but that's life
You don't have to worry, it's alright
We're all in the dark, looking for the light, that light
So, don't you worry
Forget that you can't love
Forget that you can't
Just forget it
Forget the reasons why
Forget the reasons, can you do that'
Forget that you are lost
Everyone gets lost in the journey
And it's all right
I know it ain't easy, but that's life
You don't have to worry, it's alright
We're all in the dark, looking for the light, that light
So, baby, don't you worry
Stop
Take a look around you
Just stop
Maybe it'll be better, if you calm down
It's alright, it's alright
It's alright
I know it ain't easy but that's life
You don't have to worry, it's alright
We're all dark looking for the light, that light
So you don't have to worry, it's alright
It's no big deal, it's just life
And you don't have to worry, it's alright
We're all in the dark, we're all in the dark
Looking for the light
Forget that you can't love
Forget that you don't have
Forget that you can't love
Forget the reasons why
Forget that you can't
Forget that you can't love
Oh, it's alright
We're all in the dark looking for the light
Looking for the light, it's alright, it's alright
It's no big deal, it's just life
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It's Alright Lyrics as written by Heitor Teixeira Pereira Adam Cohen
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