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RuPaul

Happy

Release date: 29th October 1996

From Foxy Lady
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About This Track

"Happy" is a track by RuPaul, from the album Foxy Lady, released 29th October 1996. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

RuPaul

RuPaul

Lyrics

Happy

[Intro]

Everybody wants to be

Everybody wants to be

Everybody wants to be

Everybody wants to be

Everybody wants to be

Everybody wants to be

Everybody wants to be

Everybody wants to be

Everybody wants to be

Everybody wants to be

Everybody wants to be

Everybody wants to be

Everybody

Got to be happy

Yeah, yeah

Everybody wants to be loved

And everybody wants to be happy

[Verse 1]

Once upon a time there was a little bitty girl

Sitting in her room with no love in her world

Thinking what to do with the rest of her life

Mama said, "Girl, it's gonna be alright"

[Chorus]

Got to be happy

Yeah, yeah

Got to be happy

Yeah, yeah

[Post-Chorus]

Everybody wants to be

Everybody wants to be

Everybody wants to be

Everybody wants to be

[Verse 2]

People on the street, people watching TV

Thinking they can buy what they really, really need

Can't find it at the mall, search the seven seas

You can't even get it at Givenchy

[Chorus]

Got to be happy

Yeah, yeah

Got to be happy

Yeah, yeah

[Post-Chorus]

Everybody wants to be

Everybody wants to be

Everybody wants to be

Everybody wants to be

[Breakdown]

Happy

Yeah, yeah

I'm gonna show you the way

I'm gonna show you the way

I'm gonna show you the way

I'm gonna show you the way

I'm gonna show you the way

I'm gonna show you the way

I'm gonna show you the way

Everybody

I want to be, got to be

I want to be, got to be

I want to be, got to be

I want to be, got to be

Happy, happy, happy, happiness

Happy, happy, happy, happiness

(Everybody)

Happy, happy, happy, happiness

Happy, happy, happy, happiness

[Chorus]

Got to be happy

Yeah, yeah

Got to be happy

Yeah, yeah

[Post-Chorus]

Everybody wants to be

Everybody wants to be

Everybody wants to be

Everybody wants to be

[Outro]

Everybody wants to be loved

Everybody wants to be respected

And everybody

And I do mean everybody

Wants to be happy

Alright

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Track details

From Foxy Lady

1996
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