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Happy Town Lyrics — The Replacements | Dork

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The Replacements
Happy Town Lyrics

Lyrics

The Replacements

Happy Town

1991

Written by Paul Westerberg

Produced by Scott Litt

Lyrics

Happy Town

The plan was to sweep the world off its feet So you sweep the garage for the neighbors to see The plan was to set the world on its ear And I bet you don't know why you're here Who knew That avenue was bound for happy town Happy town Happy now Happy town Actors, authors, artists and thieves Have afternoon parties where nobody heaves Former strippers and junkies and men of the cloth And we all fell in line and got lost Who knew That avenue was bound for happy town Happy town Hey, happy now Happy town Happy town Happy town Happy town The plan was to set the world on its ear And I'm willing to bet you don't last a year The plan was to set the world on fire But it rains every day on the liar In happy town Happy town Happy town

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About this track

"Happy Town" is a song by The Replacements, released in 1991. The song was written by Paul Westerberg. It was produced by Scott Litt.

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