I've had some good days   I've had some bad days   I know about heartbreak    Didn't think that I could make it   I know how it feels to have money   I know how it feels to be broke   And I can tell you 'bout lonely    Cause I've been there before      But when I raised my head up to the sky   All of the emptiness was gone    If you believe you'll see in time   That everything will be alright       It's going to be alright   Everything will be okay    This is a testimony   Mary's story    Trouble don't last always      It's going to be alright   Everything will be okay    This is a testimony   Mary's story    Trouble don't last always      Through my trials and tribulations   I still believe    That God had a greater plan for me    Exceeded all my expectations   But when he gave me what I needed   And now I am set free      But when I raise my head up to the sky (Raise my head)   All of the emptiness was gone (All of it was gone)   If you believe you'll see in time    That everything will be alright       It's going to be alright (Alright)   Everything will be okay (Everything will be okay)   This is a testimony    Mary's story (My testimony)   Trouble don't last always (Trouble don't last always)      It's going to be alright (Said it's gonna be)   Everything will be okay (Everything will be)   This is a testimony   Mary's story    Trouble don't last always (Always, Always)      It's going to be alright (It's gonna be alright)   Everything will be okay (Everything will be okay)   This is a testimony (Okay, okay)   Mary's story    Trouble don't last always (Trouble don't last always)      It's going to be alright (Ooh, Ooh)   Everything will be okay (Everything will be okay)   This is a testimony   Mary's story    Trouble don't last always       This is my story   This is my song (This is my song)   This is the day I celebrate    My troubles are gone (My troubles are gone)      This is my story    This is my song (This is my song, my song)   This is the day I celebrate       It's going to be alright   Everything will be okay (Everything will be okay)   This is a testimony (Alright)   Mary's story    Trouble don't last always (Trouble don't last, it don't last, it don't last)      It's going to be alright   Everything will be okay (Just choose, just choose your path)   This is a testimony   Mary's story    Trouble don't last always      It's alright (It's alright)   It's okay    He wiped all me tears away (He wiped them away)   It's alright   It's okay   Trouble don't last always (Trouble don't last)      It's alright (Said it don't last)   It's okay He wiped all me tears away (He wiped all my, all my)   It's alright   It's okay   Trouble don't last always      Away, away, away....      He cared for me when nobody else did   He wiped my tears away      Away, away, away