Released: October 19, 1999
Songwriter: Jeff Trott Sheryl Crow
[Verse 1]
I've been long, a long way from here
Put on a poncho, played for mosquitos
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?
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 mosquitos
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?
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 mosquitos
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?
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 mosquitos
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?
If it makes you happy
It can't be that bad
If it makes you happy
Then why the hell are you so sad?
Woodstock 99
- The Kids Aren’t Alright
- Adrenaline [Woodstock 99]
- So Pure [Woodstock 99]
- If It Makes You Happy [Woodstock 99]
- Down So Long [Woodstock 99]
- Fire [Woodstock 99]
- Stop Being Greedy [Woodstock 99]
- Show Me What You Got [Woodstock 99]
- Blind [Woodstock 99]
- A Secret Place (Live at Woodstock, New York, 25/7/99)
- Creeping Death [Woodstock 99]
- Woodstock 99 (1999)
- 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
- Try Not to Remember
- One Less Bell to Answer (Live)
- Long Gone Lonesome Blues
- Live With Me (Live)
- All by Myself
- I Will Walk With You
- Subway Ride
- Get Off My Cloud
- No Depression in Heaven
- Let It Bleed (Live)
- Carolina