Ridin' down the boulevard on a midweek afternoonnIt's a sunny daynDJ comes on the radio, spittin' out the latest tunenI wanna run awaynCuz I kinda miss the way it wasnWhen she would meet me after schoolnUntil her friends saw the both of usnAnd they told her I wasn't coolnAnd now with all the while I waste away dreamin' about back thennI'm gonna be late againnnBut, hey, I'm alright, by the waynAnd, I know that everything is gonna be okaynnWell I saw her just the other day at that place in HollywoodnWhere we used to playnShe was talkin' to some guy looked like he just rolled out of bednBut in a funky waynAnd it kinda makes me wishnThat I never cut off all my hairnI could mess it up just perfectnAnd she would see me standing therenAnd I'd try to make believe it didn't take all daynTo make it stay that waynnBut, now, I'm alright, by the waynAnd, I know that everything is gonna be okaynnNow I may not be the poster boy for confident deliverynOr dignitynBut, In a fit of self belief, I extemporized some sympathynFrom the maitre'dnAnd as she locked her eyes on minenAll the people disappearednAnd I know that she could see my soulnTrembling in fearnAnd then all the past, the pain, the hate, and the anger disappearednWhen she smiled at mennAnd, now, I'm alright, by the waynAnd, I know that everything is gonna be okay