(Intro)
I'm not tryin' to settle, man, I'm not makin' a plan B, or a plan C, or plan H, what is it about life that makes it so hard to just do what you want and be happy

(Verse 1)
Another day, but not another dollar, knowledge is power, but look at all the unemployed scholars (man), when you don't have money or your own residence, how do you define what your independence is, old friends grew up to be successful, findin' spouses and buyin' houses without a debt load, is that the blueprint to use if you want happiness, while I scratch my head, wonderin' why hasn't it happened yet (I don't know), can't decide if all my college years were wasted or a place where I got some necessary education, the past is passed, what's left to salvage, hookin' up my SNES just to feel nostalgic (uh huh), and if I really had a stash of extra lives, I might take more risks with each lived before I died, trigger finger aimed at my foot, not tryin' to pull it, so the smile I force keeps bitin' the bullet

(Chorus)
But I'm alright, man, how do you feel, I'm alright, girl, but how do you feel, 'cause sometimes it's hard to maintain, so we do what we do to get through the day, hey, but I'm alright, man, how do you feel, I'm alright, girl, but how do you feel, 'cause sometimes it's hard to maintain, so we do what we do to get through the day

(Verse 2)
Substance abuse, some dilute their troubles with a cup full o' booze, others love the drugs that they choose, me, my comfort was food, but with every gained pound I found there was somethin' to lose (yeah), you can shape yourself into anything, but when out of shape, you start to break down with every round you make, a square peg in this circle of life and even if you get in where you fit in, doesn't mean you'll like it (nope), I need a vay-cay from this head trip, stresses addin' up on my note card checklists (uhhhh), zone out at home now, watchin' Netflix, YouTube documentaries, Monday night wrestlin', jackin' off just to clear my head, 'cause it comes to a point like a pyramid when your ear is lent to the rhythm and the lyrics, it's like the only thing left liftin' up my spirits

(Chorus)
But I'm alright, man, how do you feel, I'm alright, girl, but how do you feel, 'cause sometimes it's hard to maintain, so we do what we do to get through the day, hey, but I'm alright, man, how do you feel, I'm alright, girl, but how do you feel, 'cause sometimes it's hard to maintain, so we do what we do to get through the day

(Verse 3)
Got a half a tank in my Honda, bumpin' Death Cab and OutKast on the way to my concerts, all work and no play can make a man insane, but you can save your brain if you love the process (uh huh), so much time spent, never felt ripped off, my pen writes happiness seen in this inkblot, because I met so many people through hip hop that helped when life threw me a loop like ring toss, I live off rap, and I don't mean financially (nah), it just makes me feel alive when I get too panicky, Rapfam was just a name for this family, that forged through the music to restore all our sanity, I know lives that were literally saved when they had one shoe stickin' into a grave, and that might not be something you can understand, but this culture, I can't go back to anything other than

(Chorus)
So I'm alright, man, how do you feel, I'm alright, girl, how do you feel, 'cause sometimes it's hard to maintain, so we do what we do to get through the day, hey, but I'm alright, man, how do you feel, I'm alright, girl, but how do you feel, 'cause sometimes it's hard to maintain, so we do what we do to get through the day

(Outro: Christopher Michael Jensen & Antioch)
Chris: Yo
Antioch: Ay
Chris: You alright
Antioch: Dude, feelin' great
Chris: Antioch, are you alright
Antioch: Man, yeah
Chris & Antioch: (*laughter*)
Chris: Yo, just, yeah, just keep it runnin', we got Wesley Opus in the studio
Antioch: C.M.J. on the mo-fuckin'
Chris & Antioch: (*laughter*)
Antioch: Yeeeeaaaahhhh, 2014, you suckers
Chris: (*laughter*) Yo, Wes, let me, let me just hear that