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