I got happy, it happened suddenly
I just started singing in a major key
took all those sad songs, threw them out on the street, oh yeah
i got happy, that's what happened to me
I got smiling from ear to ear
all those cynics used to bug me to tears
now all that useless chatter I no longer hear, oh no
i got happy, that's what happened to me
we're madly chasin' tumbleweeds, that's all
you need hope for something, doesn't matter much what for
Some people sell it door to door
you need hope for something, doesn't matter much what for
I got happy, it happened suddenly
it won't make the papers, you won't see it on the TV
it might seem unlikely, but it's a true story, oh yeah
i got happy, that's what happened to me (I got paid)
i got happy, that's what happened to me (my uber driver gave me a mentos)
that's what happened to me!
credits
from 20 Golden Hits,
released December 13, 2017
written by Leigh Hewitt
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