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Pretend You’re Happy Song Lyrics – Jay Foreman

    Pretend You’re Happy Song Lyrics

    [Verse 1]
    Bloody hell, bloody hell the world is awful
    Well there’s killing and starvation and injustice and religion everywhere
    Everything, everything is looking dreary
    There’s too many people in the world and far too much pollution in the air!

    [Verse 2]
    Everything I used to love has turned to shit
    All the world’s gone bankrupt now and it
    Doesn’t look like things can soon improve
    I’m noticeably older than I was
    Definitely fatter just because
    I no longer feel the need to move

    [Pre-Chorus 1]
    Well, what do you do when the world around you makes you so depressed?
    What do you do when you’ve lost the motivation to get dressed?

    [Chorus]
    Pretend that you are happy
    And smile when you’re feeling blue
    If you pretend you’re happy
    You’ll start to believe it’s true
    It’s better to fake a smile
    Than fill the world with woe
    So just pretend you’re happy
    And nobody will know


    [Verse 3]
    Bloody hell, bloody hell the world is scary
    ’Cause there’s nothing but corruption and destruction and reality TV
    Every day, every day I slowly realize
    Every single thing I used to know and trust is run by people just like me!

    [Verse 4]
    One at a time I’m losing touch with my
    Former friends and lately it seems I
    Never ring the contacts in my phone
    Every time I breathe, it could be my last breath
    And I’m getting closer to my death
    For which I will probably be alone

    [Pre-Chorus 2]
    Well, what do you do when you’ve lost all the ambitions you once had?
    What do you do when the slightest inconvenience makes you sad?

    [Chorus]
    Pretend that you are happy
    And smile when you’re feeling down
    If your friends think you’re happy
    They’ll still want you around
    You’ll realize it’s important
    To be glad with what you’ve got
    So just pretend you’re happy
    And keep quiet if you’re not!

    [Chorus/Outro]
    Pretend that you are happy
    And smile when you’re feeling blue
    If you pretend you’re happy
    You’ll start to believe it’s true
    It’s better to fake a smile
    Than fill the world with woe
    So just pretend you’re happy
    And nobody will know

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