Ann Hampton Callaway - Hip To Be Happy lyrics

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You can walk around life

With a cloud over your head

Feelin' glum, feelin' numb

Thinkin' it's cool to be discontented

That ev'rything is demented

You're gonna feel sad

Life's gonna be bad

And ev'ry single morning

You'll wake up feeling bereft

'Cause your get-up-and-go got up and left

CHORUS

But ('Cause) don't you know that it's

Hip to be happy

To give life a big hello

It's hip to be happy

To say yes when the world says no

It's hip to be happy

The light is green

Come on, let's go!

Yes, the fashion police

Are gonna slap you with a fine

If you're depressed and overdressed

Wearin' a chip upon your shoulder

It makes you look older

What's with the pout?

Baggage is out

Accessorizing is an art

You must acquire to make a catch

So put on a smile with shoes to match

CHORUS

All you artists out there

Must especially beware

Don't be bought by the thought

"You must suffer for your creation"

Pain's not a vocation

Forget the abyss

And follow your bliss

The cutting off of ears

Is not a great-art-guarantee

It was good for Van Gogh but not you and me

CHORUS

'Cause don't you know that it's

Hip to be happy

To give life a big hello

It's hip to be happy

To say yes when the world says no

It's hip to be pealing with laughter

It's hip to be grinning ever after

It's hip, inspite of it all

It's hip to be happy!<br />

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Thanks to Razvan