Kimberly Kay "Kim" Richey (born in 1956 in Zanesville, Ohio) is an American… Read Full Bio ↴Kimberly Kay "Kim" Richey (born in 1956 in Zanesville, Ohio) is an American singer/songwriter. Though her work fits into the general country music category, her sound is not easily categorized. Her songs have been hits on both the country and pop charts. She has often been described as an Americana artist.

Her 1995 self-titled debut album provided her first country hit, "Just My Luck", as well as the follow-up "Those Words We Said". Her follow-up album, 1996's Bitter Sweet featured a more pop-oriented sound.

She has also had significant success as a songwriter for others. She collaborated with Radney Foster on "Nobody Wins" and co-wrote Trisha Yearwood's hit "Believe Me Baby (I Lied)" (Yearwood also covered Richey's "Those Words We Said"). Maura O'Connell and Brooks & Dunn covered her song "Every River". Patty Loveless, Mindy McCready, The Greencards, Terri Clark, Cyndi Thomson, and other country artists have recorded covers of her songs.

Richey provided backing vocals on "Come Pick Me Up" on the 2000 debut album Heartbreaker by Ryan Adams.

In 2004 her track, "A Place Called Home", was featured in episode 16 of season 5, "Shells", of the Angel television series. The song later appeared on the Angel soundtrack, Live Fast Die Never.

On 7 July 2007, she performed in Washington at Live Earth.

Her album, "Edgeland," was released in 2018.

In 2020 she released A Long Way Back: The Songs of Glimmer, based on new versions of the 14 songs on her 1999 album Glimmer, in a more acoustic style. Reviewing the album for the Seattle PI, Jon Sobel says "Richey's mapley voice, always unmistakeable, has developed a sheen of gravitas it didn't possess in 1999. Just as important, the songs hold up. The slighter ones ("So It Goes," "Good at Secrets," "Gravity") carry more weight in their new, more airy settings, thanks partly to Doug Lancio's artful and sensitive production. The strongest ("Didn't I," "Can't Lose Them All," the sublime "Come Around") feel cooler, or more studied, and somehow at the same time hotter, the emotions more precisely sketched."

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I'm Alright
Kim Richey Lyrics

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After all was said and done
There was nothing left to do
The hardest mile I ever walked
Was the one I walked away from you

So maybe I'm a little ragged around the edges
I've been keeping a little more to myself these days

[Chorus]
But I'm alright
Sacked down but I'm still standing
Yeah I'm alright
Little banged up from the fall
But I'm alright
Still shaky from the landing
Yeah I'm alright after all

You know its really not that bad
No matter how bad it might feel
Cause there ain't nothing time won't fix
And this ain't nothing that some time won't heal

So maybe I've been walking a little wounded
I move a little bit slower now but that's okay cause

[Chorus]

And every now and then I think about you
Oh every now and they I cross the line

[Chorus]

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Kim Richey's song "I'm Alright" are about moving on from a tough relationship. The first verse describes the feeling of having tried everything in the relationship, and that leaving was the hardest thing to do. The second verse describes the aftermath of the breakup, with the singer feeling "a little ragged around the edges" and keeping more to herself. Despite all of this, the chorus reaffirms that she is "alright" and still standing, even if she's "a little banged up from the fall" and "still shaky from the landing."

The bridge of the song offers a message of hope, with the singer acknowledging that time can heal even the toughest wounds. She may still think about the person from time to time and feel like she's crossing a line by doing so, but overall she's moving on and coming out stronger on the other side.

Overall, the lyrics to "I'm Alright" offer a message of resilience and hope in the face of a tough breakup. The song acknowledges the difficulty of the situation, but ultimately comes out on the other side with a renewed sense of strength and confidence.

Line by Line Meaning

After all was said and done
Even though everything was settled

There was nothing left to do
There is nothing else that can be done

The hardest mile I ever walked
The most difficult journey I've had

Was the one I walked away from you
Was when I chose to leave you

So maybe I'm a little ragged around the edges
Perhaps I am not perfect

I've been keeping a little more to myself these days
I have been keeping things to myself recently

But I'm alright
But I am fine

Sacked down but I'm still standing
I have fallen, but I am not defeated

Yeah I'm alright
Yes, I am doing well

Little banged up from the fall
Suffering a bit from the fall I experienced

But I'm alright
But I am still okay