That'd Be Alright Lyrics
Alan Jackson
Lyrics
Mark D. Sanders/Tim Nichols/Tia Sillars
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.
Yeah, 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,
And that'd be alright.
Hey, go heavy on the good and light on the bad,
A hair more happy and a shade less sad.
Turn all that 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.
Yeah, that'd be alright.
Yeah, 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,
And that'd be alright.
Yeah, 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.
Yeah, 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,
And that'd be alright.
Yeah, that'd be alright.
That'd be alright.
Yeah, that'd be alright.
That'd be alright.
That'd be alright.
Song & Lyrics Facts
Alan Jackson's "That'd Be Alright" is a song from his 2002 album Drive. It was written by Alan Jackson and Keith Stegall and released as the third single from that album.
The song features Jackson singing about how he doesn't need fame or money, just to be with the one he loves and have her love him back. The lyrics are heartfelt and honest, making it an instant classic for fans of country music. The band accompanying Jackson on this track includes Brent Mason (guitar), Paul Franklin (pedal steel guitar), John Jarvis (piano) and Mike Johnson (dobro). Released in 2003, "That'd Be Alright" peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.