Released: September 20, 1996
Songwriter: Jeff Trott Sheryl Crow
Producer: Sheryl Crow
[Verse 1]
I've been long, a long way from here
Put on a poncho, played for mosquitoes
And drank 'til I was thirsty again
We went searching through thrift store jungles
Found Geronimo's rifle, Marilyn's shampoo
And Benny Goodman's corset and pen
[Pre-Chorus]
Well, okay, I made this up
I promised you I'd never give up
[Chorus]
If it makes you happy
It can't be that bad
If it makes you happy
Then why the hell are you so sad?
[Verse 2]
You get down, real low down
You listen to Coltrane, derail your own train
Well, who hasn't been there before?
I come 'round, around the hard way
Bring you comics in bed, scrape the mold off the bread
And serve you French toast again
[Pre-Chorus]
Well, okay, I still get stoned
I'm not the kind of girl you'd take home
[Chorus]
If it makes you happy
It can't be that bad
If it makes you happy
Then why the hell are you so sad?
[Chorus]
If it makes you happy
It can't be that bad
If it makes you happy
Then why the hell are you so sad?
[Verse 3]
We've been far, far away from here
Put on a poncho, played for mosquitoes
And everywhere in between
[Pre-Chorus]
Well, okay, we get along
So what if right now everything's wrong?
[Chorus]
If it makes you happy
It can't be that bad
If it makes you happy
Then why the hell are you so sad?
[Chorus]
If it makes you happy
It can't be that bad
If it makes you happy
Then why the hell are you so sad?
I've been long, a long way from here
Put on a poncho, played for mosquitoes
And drank 'til I was thirsty again
We went searching through thrift store jungles
Found Geronimo's rifle, Marilyn's shampoo
And Benny Goodman's corset and pen
[Pre-Chorus]
Well, okay, I made this up
I promised you I'd never give up
[Chorus]
If it makes you happy
It can't be that bad
If it makes you happy
Then why the hell are you so sad?
[Verse 2]
You get down, real low down
You listen to Coltrane, derail your own train
Well, who hasn't been there before?
I come 'round, around the hard way
Bring you comics in bed, scrape the mold off the bread
And serve you French toast again
[Pre-Chorus]
Well, okay, I still get stoned
I'm not the kind of girl you'd take home
[Chorus]
If it makes you happy
It can't be that bad
If it makes you happy
Then why the hell are you so sad?
[Chorus]
If it makes you happy
It can't be that bad
If it makes you happy
Then why the hell are you so sad?
[Verse 3]
We've been far, far away from here
Put on a poncho, played for mosquitoes
And everywhere in between
[Pre-Chorus]
Well, okay, we get along
So what if right now everything's wrong?
[Chorus]
If it makes you happy
It can't be that bad
If it makes you happy
Then why the hell are you so sad?
[Chorus]
If it makes you happy
It can't be that bad
If it makes you happy
Then why the hell are you so sad?
more tracks from the album
The Very Best of Sheryl Crow
- Picture
- Light in Your Eyes
- Let’s Get Free
- Steve McQueen
- The Difficult Kind
- There Goes the Neighborhood
- My Favorite Mistake
- I Shall Believe
- Leaving Las Vegas
- Run, Baby, Run
- Home
- A Change Would Do You Good
- The First Cut Is the Deepest
- If It Makes You Happy
- Soak Up the Sun
- All I Wanna Do
- Everyday Is a Winding Road
- Strong Enough
- C’mon C’mon
From the albums
- Sheryl Crow (1996)
- Woman (2000)
- The Very Best of Sheryl Crow (2003)
- Hits & Rarities (2007)
- NOW That’s What I Call the 1990s [US] (2010)
- Everyday Is A Winding Road (The Collection) (2013)
Sheryl Crow popular songs
- If It Makes You Happy
- Soak Up the Sun
- All I Wanna Do
- Real Gone
- My Favorite Mistake
- A Change Would Do You Good
- Everyday Is a Winding Road
- Strong Enough
- The First Cut Is the Deepest
- Tomorrow Never Dies
- I Shall Believe
- Sweet Child o’ Mine
- Halfway There
- Keep on Growing
- Not Fade Away
- Free Man
- All Kinds of People
- Angel Mine
- In Need
- Here Comes the Sun
- Coffee Shop
- Let’s Get Free
- There Is a Star That Shines Tonight
- I Feel Happy (Live)