it s alright don t think about it

The Kinks

They want your mind and your body
But they don t understand
And don t care much about it
Gotta work for your country
Society s built on concrete and money
If this room was to vanish
And the toys of man turned to civilized dust
There d still be you and me, honey
With our history gone
But the spirit lives on

Build those highways, build those cars
On a planet full of scrap metal
There d better be life on Mars

Chorus:
It s alright, it s alright
If you don t think about it
It s alright
If you don t look at it, it s alright

How time slips away
Live by the Good Book
That s what the wise men say
But where does it leave us
Were they right or were they wrong
Gotta have hope, gotta carry on

It s alright, it s alright
It s alright, it s alright

They want your soul and your spirit
Make them understand
These things they never can have
Gotta work for your family
A community built on trust, not money
If this town was to vanish
And the office blocks were just turned into ashes
They d be you and me, honey
With the will to survive
And the spirit lives on

Build those factories
Plants and cars
On a planet so desecrated
There d better be life on Mars

Chorus

How time slips away
Live by the Good Book
That s what the wise men say
But where does it leave us
Were they right or were they wrong
Gotta have hope
Gotta carry on

It s alright, it s alright