[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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Happy lives all around the world inside of every boy and girl, yeah
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Dollar bills and gold and pearls ain't never been his style
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And happy's always by your side, never not willing to provide
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But if you abuse him for the night, he don't show for a while
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 2]
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Well, happy don't have lies to tell, he doesn't want nothing from no one else and he
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Never does concern himself with who's right or wrong
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Happy don't like alcohol, bitterness or cruel at all
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But when he hears love sing through the wall, well, Happy sings along
[Chorus]
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My old friend, where has the time gone?
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We were thick as thieves until hate came along
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What a mess, we've gotten into
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Hey, happy, why can't everybody just be
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You?
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 3]
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Well, happy sits there patiently in line behind jealousy
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Waiting on a humble epiphany that your grass might be greener
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And Happy's never liked the view of "I ain't good enough" Avenue
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'Cause you can bet if you don't like you, you don't like Happy neither
[Chorus]
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Oh, my old friend, where has the time gone?
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We were thick as thieves until hate came along
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What a mess, we've gotten into
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Hey, happy, why can't everybody just be you?
[Instrumental]
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[Bridge]
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These days, happy spends his time
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Beating on the door of most folks' minds
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Knowing he's about to hit his finish line
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If we don't let him in
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But that ain't up to him, nah
[Chorus]
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Oh, my old friend, where has the time gone?
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We were thick as thieves until hate came along
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What a mess, we've gotten into
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Hey, happy, why can't everybody just be you?
[Outro]
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Why can't everybody just be you?
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Why can't everybody just be
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You?
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