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The Specials - It Doesn't Make It Alright (2015 Remaster)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Specials
The Specials
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jerry Dammers
Jerry Dammers
Composer
Lynval Golding
Lynval Golding
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello
Producer
Dave Jordan
Dave Jordan
Engineer

Lyrics

Just because you're nobody
It doesn't mean that you're no good
Just because there's a reason
It doesn't mean it's understood
It doesn't make it alright
It doesn't make it alright
It's the worst excuse in the world
And it, it doesn't make it alright
Some people think they're really clever
To smash your head against the wall
Then they say, "You got it my way"
They really think they know it all
It doesn't make it alright
It doesn't make it alright
It's the worst excuse in the world
And it, it doesn't make it alright
Just because you're a black boy
Just because you're a white
It doesn't mean you've got to hate him
It doesn't mean you've got to fight
It doesn't make it alright
It doesn't make it alright
It's the worst excuse in the world
And it, it doesn't make it alright
Just because you're nobody
Written by: Goldberg, Jerry Dammers, Lynval Golding

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