Happiness
Its this drunken state,
As we grow younger;
It is the checkered cloth at picnics and the smile on bridegrooms and brides
It is the cake at weddings, or the song you play over and over again
Or the cocktail raised to toast a friend's new life
Its being turned on,
Its being cheered up
Or smiling at the child who's made a mess
Or at the new possession all torn up
And yes its even with us while being put to the test
Its laughter uncontrolled
Its the heartbeat of every moment held in the arms of a beloved
Its the strength underneath every heavy load
It is the winking eye, the flirting whistle of love,
The breaking day and the sunlight flowing through an open window
No, happiness is never passing
Happiness is love, and love is life
And life is forever-lasting
Life is the unheard whisper in your ear
The unseen footstep, the untouching finger that is far away but always near
It is the unseen mystery of how you know right to be different from left
And what drives you to go on year after year
Even until you meet with your own death
And then you will find happiness is also here,
Knowing now happiness without knowing fear
Happiness is the Holy Mother Earth's psalm
Happiness is her foothold,
Happiness is her song
It is the crackling thunder,
The mighty river
The drifting dreams
The skin's touch that quivers
Yes, happiness is you
And all other things
As we grow younger;
It is the checkered cloth at picnics and the smile on bridegrooms and brides
It is the cake at weddings, or the song you play over and over again
Or the cocktail raised to toast a friend's new life
Its being turned on,
Its being cheered up
Or smiling at the child who's made a mess
Or at the new possession all torn up
And yes its even with us while being put to the test
Its laughter uncontrolled
Its the heartbeat of every moment held in the arms of a beloved
Its the strength underneath every heavy load
It is the winking eye, the flirting whistle of love,
The breaking day and the sunlight flowing through an open window
No, happiness is never passing
Happiness is love, and love is life
And life is forever-lasting
Life is the unheard whisper in your ear
The unseen footstep, the untouching finger that is far away but always near
It is the unseen mystery of how you know right to be different from left
And what drives you to go on year after year
Even until you meet with your own death
And then you will find happiness is also here,
Knowing now happiness without knowing fear
Happiness is the Holy Mother Earth's psalm
Happiness is her foothold,
Happiness is her song
It is the crackling thunder,
The mighty river
The drifting dreams
The skin's touch that quivers
Yes, happiness is you
And all other things
