Styx - I'm O.K. Lyrics

I don’t care how many people tell me that I should keep pretending to be someone I’m not and repress who I really am. I’m OK!

Just great

last great Styx album & the first concert i rver saw Styx/Angel this tour

I'm 27 just discovering Styx. Holy shit that guitar solo right into that organ. Amazing. I can't stop listening

Pieces of eight est un grand album.

This Álbum Is The Matrix

eight skate seven on the rotate. i get it.

This is my first time listening to this album cause i'm young and it is absolutely amazing.

their best!!! the first styx album I ever bought..... at peaches,at that! remember them? back in the day, THE go to store for all music..... yes, im a kinda dinosaur.... but styx ruled back in the ...... ummmm....'day'...... and still does btw....

For those of us who once felt this way for the first time -- having found ourselves; knowing who we are and what we want and our identity revealing our destiny in life -- this song has special meaning.

This song got me through some pretty dark days way back when. I'll always be grateful for that.

Be yourself, don't follow cryptic people

Yeah this is one of my all-time favorite songs

The incredible CD Pieces of 8 the best from STYX

Top 10 album of all time. Seems like a greatest hits record.

They were at the top of their game on this album. - The pipe organ was pure genius.

I haven’t heard this one in forever, but for some reason it came to mind tonight.
Thanks for posting. I had forgotten how kick ass the guitar and organ is in this mid-song

Kick ass drum intro!

Una de las grandes canciones de la placa!!!!no me canso de oirla sobre todo la parte de os teclados es magistral"!!!!!!!!!!One of the great songs of the plate !!!! I do not get tired of hearing it especially the part of the keyboards is masterly

#Styx is the Yes, Queen, The Who, Elp, Genesis ,..of #America ,.... A HUGE BRITISH SOUND ,...like one of The greatest bands from the UK !! ,..but right from here in the States !! !! Too many ENDLESS Great songs from AMERICA'S GREATEST BAND ; #STYX ROCKS !!!! All they need is to talk to Dennis,..let him back in the band ,.. and the Rock n Roll hall of Fame says they are "IN" !! BRING BACK GENIUS DENNIS !!

3:08 - start of multiple pollutions.....

Thanx Steve.

pipe organ is just the best

pieces of eight and grand illusion and crystal ball, best three back to back albums ever

Master piece of sound.

Great song. I have the album.

the best wish I could go back

Love Styx... my favourite band growing up! Couldn’t get enough of this song! Thanks for sharing!

The cheesiest band ever !! But by far ,..My Fav !!!!!!!!!!!!

TOO MANY Great Songs from "America's band" STYX !!!

Better den _self affermations_ w Stuart.

DD'CATED 2 leo _cubs n kits_

I'm okay!

_😍lickin😍these😍lyrics😍_

great seventies rock band!!!

The last of Styx' master-stroke albums that started with Equinox, Crystal Ball, The Grand Illusion and this one. Man Of Miracles and Cornerstone were so-so. The rest, before and after, wasn't up to par, except for a song here and there.

Have always loved this song. Also the organ part was recorded at my father's church. He was Dean of St. James Episcopal Cathedral in Chicago from 1972-1978. The guys from Styx recorded this right when we were moving from Chicago to San Diego in summer of 1978. Will never forget it when seeing them in the Cathedral one afternoon, didn't know who they were then, was only 8 hehe, but wow, what a special connection I'll always cherish!

That is awesome! I knew it was recorded in a Church on a Pipe Organ. Chicago, and you were there. That is Priceless. I'm Jealous. Thanks for sharing that.

This is good. You nailed it to summer of 1978. Thanks. I was 15 on the East Coast.

Beautiful story! What a gem to always remember!

awesome

If I was ever down in the dumps and I needed encouragement I would play this song over and over again. Such a good song to play to erase all self-doubt that we all get once in a while..I`m Ok.

Ok, now someone please come up with the official promo video they made for this song back then. Along with the promo video for SING FOR THE DAY which you can see a little clip of on my YT channel here: https://youtu.be/kLMqEKWOlXk

Why couldn't DDY continue writing songs in this vein? Instead he chose syrupy crap like Babe, First Time etc. The rest is history

He went artsy fartsy

Needs more pipe organ.

pipe organ belongs in church not in rock music

Walking into my high school with this shit turned up max ✌️

Only heard this song recently for the first time and LOVE it!!

All time the best band ever. Never be another band like them.

GREAT SONG!!

Song makes me think when I was sitting in church, you know everybody is singing and i'm daydreaming of this song

Alright! I love STYX! And.."Pieces Of Eight" it's a classic album, a real rock masterpiece, maybe the best of the band! I love it! \m/

The Album Pieces Of Eight is a Sheer Ingenious Paradigm in Symphonic Rock....

This is one of those songs that takes me back to a specific time and place!

D'accord

I don't play other ppl s music they often but I need tabs to this song for guitar .

Was the "b side" to "babe" in u.k.,this is the first time i have heard this since 1981!
Used to play this on juke box many times ,brought back "a time of innocence" for me!

Seeing Styx at the LA County Fair soon. Sure wish it was Dennis leading the charge.....

Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Eight, Skate, Seven on the Rotate!

If I could stand
Beside myself
Would I see me or maybe someone else
'Cause it's hard to please
Most everyone
When your spirit's got you on the run, on the run

They say do your best
But don't cause a fuss
Don't make waves be like the rest of us
But I can feel the tide is turning fast
'Cause deep inside I know that I can't last
Another day
Not another day!

'Cause I'm O.K.
I finally found the person I've been searching for
I'm alright
I'm feeling good about myself and that's for sure

'Cause I believed them when they said I must do things their way,
They tried to cast me in their mold
But I just had to say,
That I'm O.K.
I'm O.K. this way yes I'm O.K. Yes I'm OK!

I'm O.K.
I finally found the person I've been searching for (everybody sing now!)
I'm alright
I'm feeling good about myself and that's for sure (whoo!)

I'm O.K.
I finally found the person I've been searching for (yahoo!)
I'm alright
I'm feeling good about myself and that's for sure
I'm O.K.
I'm feeling good about myself and that's for sure
I'm alright
I'm O.K. this way yes I'm OK!

We always said "Sit on it and rotate!"

this is my song.I found myself going to California in late 86 on my musical quest.inspiration galore

for we are...ok

Yes...a purity indeed...

I'm not OK. Neither are you. But what a great late 70s rock song. And what great memories it summons. That bass line!

love the instrumentation and layering of this song.Like a little epic symphony

amazing song heard it ONCE on radio in 70's.This is SO Styx the sound and way people loved them

If i remember right, this was also the B-Side of the 45 of "Babe" or "Come Sail Away".

B side Babe

sounds like GENESIS...

What are they saying in the very beginning of the song when everyone is shouting?

Most people are saying its nice to hear after a long day. Or a bad day. I agree wholeheartedly. Just cheers you up ❤

The organ is from St James Cathedral in Chicago. I agree, a band willing to have the king of instruments as the lead solo on a song says more about the era of music involved as opposed to today. Love em or hate em, Styx had their day.

Awesome band, awesome song, awesome album, awesome memories!

17 people aren't ok  however 961 are fucking awesome

Never much cared for DDY. I always thought Tommy Shaw made the band.

I think they ALL made the band. The Panozzo brothers. No doubt my Alabama bro Tommy Shaw, James Young and Dennis DeYoung also did. Imagine a Zeppelin song without Robert Plants vocals. A Foriegner song without Lou gramm. Heart without Ann's voice. Etc. etc. Even if you personally only liked others in the band, it is what it is and history was made by who made it. Imagine the song Lady from Styx with someone other than Dennis voice. C'mon man......... That being said, rock on dude. We're all different with different perceptions due to what happens in our brains from what's input from our senses.

Hang it, Dennis had his time and botched it when he went pop and artsy Fartsy

This is why DDY rules...

I totally agree. It's why I think Styx isn't Styx with Dennis DeYoung.

Brenda Herzog And also perfectly illustrates why Styx isn't "ok" without Dennis DeYoung. Tommy Shaw writes candy-ass lyrics with no depth. Styx needs DDY far more than Journey needs Steve Perry, by comparison. Dennis brought a maturity, vision and sophistication that is sorely lacking in the band after they parted company. I'm not even a huge Styx fan, but the void left behind is beyond obvious.

YEP it sure is Gowan is clueless compared to DDY Go Home already

Cept Dennis is artsy fartsy with his pop and love ballad T*R*A*S*H, at the time of Cornerstone, which makes PIeces Of Eight his last hurrah. Lawrence forever

@Geils Sila Right. Because Sing For The Day, Boat On a River and She Cares are all rockin tunes.

Good song! Good Band! kinda gay though, but the keyboards are to die for! nice 'arrangements' too

Fongolitus I really dislike Styx critics. Seriously do you have any original compositions you'd like to share? The chord changes in the guitar intro alone with the church organ are amazing. Not to mention the drum intro and snare sound and kick drum sound.

It's called progressive rock Fong, not "kinda gay".

im a huge styx fan but im not gonna leave an extremely butt hurt comment. these keyboards rock and no, you guy's he's not criticising it he is emphasising it!

Glad somebody understands!

"Progressive Rock" Like ELP YES, Gentle Giant ...okaly dokaly..this particular track is a little 'Gay' (Not that there's anything wrong with that) lol

I love this album! I bought it when it came out, when I was 17

moi aussi !!!!!! me too !!!!!

back when dennis de young was the singer

I believed them when they said I must do things their
way.....

I didn't!

I said "I'm ok"

I also said, "I'm ok"

That guitar riff is perfect.

Great band. My wife and I have been following them for years. Can't wait to see them again in September at bikefest in ocean city md.

Teenager, mescaline, chasing skirts, fireworks

oh my God I was 13.....scream singing this down the school halls after color-guard practice with my friends...loving life....masterpiece for sure. Im 52 now.

I saw them play this at the Long Island Coliseum for the tour supporting the Pieces of Eight album and couldn't get how powerful this was. The vocals were stellar, the guitar mean, and the synthesize reminded me of a siren of joy.

Fantastic track!! I first heard this superb album when I went to Sterling Heights, Michigan as an naive 15 year old Australian exchange student in 1980. Never heard of Styx before that so I didn't know what I was missing out on!

+Boson Spin:  One of my favorite tracks by Styx.

absolutt fantastisk!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's a boy but He's not here yet 😀 Tell me what shall we name Him? Rani

It took me a long long long time to figure this out.

in 1983. WoW !!!!

i love this styx tune . thank u WYDD 104.7 Fm Pittsburgh

Shear Class..DD young...brill

I love this song so very much. It's nearly my theme song, except Too Much Time On My Hand likely takes that haha. I just wish I had this song whilst I was a kid.

This album is a masterpiece; beginning to end. If you're ever having a bad day, feeling down or adequate, listen to "I'm OK". Every song on this album seems like it was "meant to be". That is rare.

Unclespeedy now there’s someone who knows their music,a masterpiece indeed.

I think you meant "feeling down or inadequate". :-)

Been feeling down on myself lately then I remembered "I'm OK."

Next up is Pieces of Eight

My theme song, being a bit of an oddball ("WOOF WOOF WOOF!").

thankyou be to God to allow me to be born in time to be able to live and hear these songs I am so blessed with your Love thankyou God for the moments you have given me I will cherish every minute of time you have blessed me with

The 70s-80s Dayz of Rockin'Vinyl*Pricele$$*

Proving once again that like "cow bell", in rock you can never have too much pipe organ.

+James Kirk lol

They recorded the pipe organ in a famous church in Chicago. Supposed to be Huge.

James Kirk you wish you were james kirk

@ Jeff Laffin  Pipe organ on "I'm O.K." recorded in the cathedral of St. James, Chicago, IL.

http://www.chicagomusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/st-johns-cathedral.jpg
https://www.saintjamescathedral.org/files/1614/5342/0613/Cathedral_interior.JPG

The riff starting at 2:50 is one of the best I've ever heard.

This brings back some awesome memories, of being a Kiddo, borrowing this album(remember vinyl?) from my brother in law, along with every other STYX album pre-80's

@AntiguaDreams my dad,s girlfriend left him...and Grand Illudsion and Pieces of Eight 8 tracks:) yea!! being 12 with these in 79, well i was kinda cool...thanks dad

Such a great song, and wonderful album.

esta  canção  era  o  genérico  do  Rock em  Stock,  no  inicio  dos  anos  80.

Clearly, the final part (min. 4:56 to 5:50) shows the influence of the Genesis "Squonk" song

Love the organ starting at 3:10.

I haven't heard this tune in an age.  It's kind of dated, but to hear it again I can hear all the things in it that I loved.  There is a purity.

The sound is seriously dated.  It's not a slight.  No one makes music that sounds like this these days. You know, with harmonizing; an actual melody.  It is dated.  I don't mean it isn't good, or it's not timeless.  But you close your eyes and listen, you can guess the decade it came out.

@cevansinz You can say that about any song in the 60's and 70's as they don't make music like that any more. To me a song sounds dated if it doesn't hold up today, which doesn't apply to this song. In my opinion

@cevansinz You certainly would be hard pressed to find a song now that has an extended interlude from one of those big church pipe organs. I don't think churches even use them anymore...

Neal M what do you know about pipe organs?

@ Greg, my grandfather played organ in his church, and took us to a church in Pittsburgh one time where he was able to play a hymn on their pipe organ. It was amazing and I still have a bit of a dormant fascination with them and their unique sound.

amazing track , in my ALL time top 5 .. fab!!!

This album is one of the best albums of all time. Absolute Masterpiece!

orses4corses
Their best album, that's why Cornerstone was such a disappointment

Stephen Lord ~ Yes, but only because of Dennis turning to bubblegum ballads. Most of *Tommy's* compositions on *Cornerstone* were actually pretty good.

Deborah Kerns
Boat on the River was good, Love in the Midnight was VERY good, the rest were pretty average /forgettable. Agree with one of your comments elsewhere though that The Mission is great

Mine as well, along with Pieces OF Eight

@Stephen Lord "Babe" was great. " First Time" was cringeworthy.

This is such a great tune from Styx. There is only one "original' member left and that is James (JY) Young. I don't care much for the current lineup though. ROCK ON!!!!!!

I loved how Styx used the Obies. Sounded awesome.