"Happy Song" genre: Rock
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	Tribute to an ex-girlfriend who insisted I write a "happy song".
	CD: Upcoming   Label: Previously unreleased. Credits: Joel Ackerson on vocals, rhythm and lead guitar, and bass; Matt Bellardinelli on drums.
	Story Behind the Song My ex-girlfriend was always asking me to write a "happy song". I told her I would the day she stopped contributing so much to the sad ones. It was the first recording I made with my new Pro Tools setup. The song was written and recorded in less than a day during a rehearsal session. The vocals are one-take scratch vocals, sung through an SM-58, intended as a guide track. All my friends insisted that I keep this take, so here it is. Lyrics HAPPY SONG Tie me up again, and beat me until I bleed Then tell me that you’d like me better without my scars Be my only friend, be the only girl I need And I’ll try to love you just the way you are And one of these days I’m gonna write you a happy song One of these days you’ll stop sleepin’ around Sooner of later we’re bound to learn how to get along One of these days we’ll stop bringin’ each other down Set me up again, and laugh at me when I fall Then tell me to wipe the tears out of my eyes You say we’ve reached the end, but you’re the one to stall Baby it’s the worst of all your lies One of these days I’m gonna write you a happy song And one of these days you might want me around Sooner or later we’re bound to learn how to get along One of these days we’ll stop bringin’ each other down So I let you go again, let it mess me up inside Cause baby I don’t want nuthin’ to cramp your style But every time I bend, you take me for a ride Then ask why it’s so hard for me to smile Cause one of these days I’m gonna write me a happy song And one of these days you’ll stop leadin’ me on Sooner or later I’m bound to learn how to get along One of these days you’ll come lookin’ and I’ll be gone

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