Lyrics to
Happy

This version of Happy was released by Michael Jackson in 1973.

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Sadness had been close as my next of kin
Then Happy came one day, chased my blues away
My life began when Happy smiled
Sweet, like candy to a child
Stay here and love me just a while
Let sadness see what Happy does
Let Happy be where Sadness was

Happy, that’s you
You made my life brand new
Lost as a little lam was I, till you came in
My life began when Happy smiled
Sweet, like candy to a child
Stay here and love me just a while
Let sadness see what Happy does
Let Happy be where Sadness was
(Till now)

Where have I been?
What lifetime was I in?
Suspended between time and space
Lonely until Happy came smiling up at me
Sadness had no choice but to flee
I said a prayer so silently
Let Sadness see what Happy does
Let Happy be where Sadness was
Till now

Happy, yeah yeah
Happy, oehoe happy

happy oh yeah Happy

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Michael Jackson has released many songs over the years besides Happy. Michael Jackson released songs from 1972 to 2004 spanning across albums like Got To Be There, Ben, Music & Me, Forever, Michael, Off The Wall, Thriller, Bad, Dangerous, HIStory - Past, Present And Future - Book 1, Blood On The Dance Floor - HIStory In The Mix, Invincible, and The Ultimate Collection. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Michael Jackson.

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About Lyrics and Happy by Michael Jackson

The lyrics to Happy are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Michael Jackson in 1973. Elements of the lyrics to Happy are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Michael Jackson and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Happy back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to Happy by Michael Jackson in a number of ways. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Happy" means the words set to the music of Happy, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Michael Jackson. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Happy and the lyrics to Happy are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Michael Jackson who came here looking just for the lyrics to Happy, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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