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.
If money grew on hackberry trees
If time wasn't such a luxury
If love was lovesick over me
That'd be alright
If I could keep the wind in my sails
Keep a hold of the tiger by the tail
A half a ham sandwich in my lunch pail
That'd be alright
That'd be alright
That'd be alright
If everybody everywhere had a lighter load to bear
And a little bigger piece of the pie
We'd be livin' us a pretty good life
That'd be alright
Go heavy on the good light on the bad
A hair more happy and a shade less sad
Turn all the negative down just a tad
That'd be alright
If my dear ol' dog never got old
If my family farm never got sold
If another bad joke never got told
That'd be alright
That'd be alright
That'd be alright
If everybody everywhere had a lighter load to bear
And a little bigger piece of the pie
We'd be livin' us a pretty good life
That'd be alright
That'd be alright
That'd be alright
That'd be alright
That'd be alright
That'd be alright
Alright
That'd be alright
That'd be alright
That'd be alright
If time wasn't such a luxury
If love was lovesick over me
That'd be alright
If I could keep the wind in my sails
Keep a hold of the tiger by the tail
A half a ham sandwich in my lunch pail
That'd be alright
That'd be alright
That'd be alright
If everybody everywhere had a lighter load to bear
And a little bigger piece of the pie
We'd be livin' us a pretty good life
That'd be alright
Go heavy on the good light on the bad
A hair more happy and a shade less sad
Turn all the negative down just a tad
That'd be alright
If my dear ol' dog never got old
If my family farm never got sold
If another bad joke never got told
That'd be alright
That'd be alright
That'd be alright
If everybody everywhere had a lighter load to bear
And a little bigger piece of the pie
We'd be livin' us a pretty good life
That'd be alright
That'd be alright
That'd be alright
That'd be alright
That'd be alright
That'd be alright
Alright
That'd be alright
That'd be alright
That'd be alright
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That'd Be Alright Lyrics as written by Tia M. Sillers Mark Daniel Sanders
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, O/B/O DistroKid, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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