Happy This Way

Mother, dear Mother, well where have you been?
I've been searching your face for so long
I want you to know just how happy I've been
I want you to know that I'm strong
Mother, dear Mother, just look at me now
I can see both the sides of this world
And I can remember the smile on your face
Just as much as the pain of a lonely girl
And I want to dance in the streets until midnight
And to laugh 'til the dawn of the day
And when they ask why I act so strange, I'll reply
I'm just happy, so happy this way
And sister, dear Sister, just look at us now
Look at the changes we've made
God, we walked straight through hell
And it's funny somehow
How we sink, how we swim
How we saved ourselves
So let us dance in the streets until midnight
Let us laugh 'til the dawn of the day
And when they ask why we act so strange, we'll reply
We're just happy, so happy this way
Well, I used to look back and regret everything
Dark was the color of life
You forget any happiness there might have been
When you hide so much hurt deep inside
But life is a cocktail of pleasure and pain
You can drink it or throw it goodbye
And one day you'll feel you can love once again
And the memories of good days will grow inside
And then you will dance in the streets until midnight
And you'll laugh 'til the dawn of the day
And when they ask why you act so strange, you'll reply
I'm just happy, so happy this way
So let us dance in the streets until midnight
Let us laugh 'til the dawn of the day
And when they ask why we act so strange, we'll reply
We're just happy, so happy this way
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