Why Should You Not Be Happy?

from 539 by Henry David Floyd

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It seems that lately you have not been happy
I know it's been a while since we talked
You were the one who taught me to be happy
When you blazed the trails that we walked

The world is never nice to the nice ones
The world is never fair to the fair
But you keep pushing ever forward
And when you make it out I will be there

(Now) Why-y-y-y should you not be happy
You-u-u-u deserve it most of all
I-i-i-i'll remember you as happy
And I'll be here if you decide to call

It's hard to keep your eyes on the truth
It's hard to keep your lungs filled with air
I can't see it like I used to
But you showed me that it's always there

Life is a performance of a screenplay
Written by psychotic twisted fools
All its characters are helpless
But all of us will always be with you

(Now) Why-y-y-y should you not be happy
You-u-u-u deserve it most of all
I-i-i-i'll remember you as happy
And I'll be here if you decide to call

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from 539, released December 15, 2018

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