If It Makes You Happy (Live from the Ryman / 2019)

[Verse 1]

I've been long, a long way from here

Put on a poncho, played for mosquitoes

And drank 'til I was thirsty again

We went searching through thrift store jungles

Found Geronimo's rifle, Marilyn's shampoo

And Benny Goodman's corset and pen

[Pre-Chorus]

Well, okay, I made this up

I promised you I'd never give up

[Chorus]

If it makes you happy

It can't be that bad

If it makes you happy

Then why the hell are you so sad?

[Verse 2]

You get down, real low down

You listen to Coltrane, derail your own train

Well, who hasn't been there before?

I come 'round, around the hard way

Bring you comics in bed, scrape the mold off the bread

And serve you French toast again

[Pre-Chorus]

Well, okay, I still get stoned

I'm not the kind of girl you'd take home

[Chorus]

If it makes you happy

It can't be that bad

If it makes you happy

Then why the hell are you so sad?

[Chorus]

If it makes you happy

It can't be that bad

If it makes you happy

Then why the hell are you so sad?

[Verse 3]

We've been far, far away from here

Put on a poncho, played for mosquitoes

And everywhere in between

[Pre-Chorus]

Well, okay, we get along

So what if right now everything's wrong?

[Chorus]

If it makes you happy

It can't be that bad

If it makes you happy

Then why the hell are you so sad?

[Chorus]

If it makes you happy

It can't be that bad

If it makes you happy

Then why the hell are you so sad?