If It Makes You Happy
Sheryl CrowI've been long, a long way from
I put on a poncho
And for mosquitoes
And drank 'till I was again
We went ,
Through store jungles
Found Geronimo's rifle, Marilyn's
And Benny Goodman's cursive pen
Well, okay, I this up
I promise you I'd never up
If it makes you happy
It can't be that bad
If it makes you happy
Then why the hell are you so sad?
Get down, real down
You listen to Coltrane,
Derail your own
Well, who hasn't been there before?
I come 'round, around the hard way
Bring you in bed
Scrape the off the bread
And serve you toast again
Okay, I still get
I'm not the kind of girl you'd take home
If it makes you happy
It can't be that bad
If it makes you happy
Then why the hell are you so sad?
If it makes you happy
It can't be that bad
If it makes you happy
Then why the hell are you so sad?
We've been far, far away from here
I put on a poncho
And played for mosquitoes
And everywhere in between
Well, okay, we get
So what if right now,
Everything's wrong?
If it makes you happy
It can't be that bad
If it makes you happy
Then why the hell are you so sad?
If it makes you happy
It can't be that bad
If it makes you happy
Then why the hell are you so sad?
This song describes a person who seems depressed or upset no matter what happens. According to Crow, the inspiration for the song was her feelings after the massive success of her first album, as her record label and the media put pressure on her to follow it up.
Source: Songfacts.com