Return to the city, lookin' for a friend, she shouldn't be too hard to find 

There's only one or two places she could be, especially this time of night 

I didn't tell her I'm in town or I'd be coming 'round, I'm steppin' into her work 

She greets me casually, yeah hands me a drink, 

I wait 'til six in the morning for her 

She says it's alright 

That cha haven't written or been here for a while (I've been here for a while) 

Just grab your things and come on over 

Stay with me at my house (stay with me) 

She says it's alright, yeah 

It's half past four, the afternoon, oh we wake up 

There's no phones to disturb us, lazing around, isolated from all of the fuss 

She smokes a couple hundred cigarettes and hands me the keys, 

oh while she gets ready for work 

Be back at seven in the morning to let her in, that's about when she returns 

She says it's alright 

That you don't speak the language, I know that you barely try 

(I know you barely try) 

I love The Smiths and my cigarettes, like you in my bed 

But, I don't need you to get by (don't need you) 

She says it's alright, yeah 

I'm sure you wanted to forget about things for a while 

As I see, how you see, how we see, let me see 

She says it's alright 

That you're going to the states and ya won't be back for awhile 

(I won't be back for a while) 

She says, it's alright with you, it's alright without you 

Either way is just fine (either way you're not mine) 

She says it's alright (it's alright, alright) 

I don't expect to hear from you, but you're welcome back anytime 

Unless I find a new friend, then this will have to end (it's alright) 

We don't need no good-byes 

She says it's alright 

She says alright 

It's alright