The Police

Released: October 5, 1979

Songwriter: Sting Stewart Copeland

Producer: The Police Nigel Gray

[Verse 1]
Wake up, make up, bring it up, shake up
Stand by, don't cry
Watching while the world dies
Big car, movie star, hot tip, go far
Blind date, too late, take a bus, don't wait

[Chorus]
It's alright for you
It's alright for you
It's alright for you
For you and you
And you and you and you
It's alright for you
It's alright for you
It's alright for you
For you and you and you

[Verse 2]
Limp wrist, tight fist, contact, no twist
Black dress, no mess
People want no less, no less
Stand by, don't cry
Watching while the world dies
Three lane, fast plane
Standing in the cold rain

[Chorus]
It's alright for you
It's alright for you
It's alright for you
For you and you
And you and you and you
It's alright for you
It's alright for you
It's alright for you
For you

[Guitar Solo]

[Verse 3]
Headlight, high life, can't sleep, good night
Up tight, big fight
Big deal, too right, too right
Big town, don't drown
Jump back, turn around
No life, flick knife, finish off my life

[Chorus]
It's alright for you
It's alright for you
It's alright for you
For you and you
And you and you and you
It's alright for you
It's alright for you
It's alright for you
For you

[Guitar Solo]

The Police were an English rock band formed in London in 1977. For the majority of their history, the band consisted of Sting (lead vocals, bass), Andy Summers (guitar) and Stewart Copeland (drums). The Police became globally popular in the late 1970s and are generally regarded as one of the first new wave groups to achieve mainstream success, playing a style of rock that was influenced by punk, reggae, and jazz.

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