"Sad Song" genre: Rock
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	"Sad Song" starts off as a mellow, warm pop-rock song, but may surprise you with it's upbeat ending. Anything but sad, this song is on the sunny side of the "Bipolar Bear" concept.
	CD: Bipolar Bear   Label: EagleSongs Credits: Words and Music by Michael Eagleson
	Story Behind the Song "Following the 'bipolar' theme, 'Sad Song' is actually a happy song, and 'Happy Song' is not. "I wrote the first verse to 'Sad Song' while walking toward the North Avenue train station in Chicago (sorry, it’s not a reference to Atlanta’s North Avenue). A great weekend with old friends had been tainted by a nasty situation the night before, and I was just wanting to get home. After I got home and looked at the song again, it switched gears and became a disclaimer for all the people who tell me I should sing more happy songs. I still maintain that the bitter, cynical songs are a lot more interesting; and they can still make you feel good inside." -ME€ Lyrics Walking down North Avenue Can’t keep my thoughts away from you Though so many other things are running through my mind She just made me see how much I missed your laughter and your touch Now I’m thinking that this trip was just a waste of time So many ugly things were said Friends wishing other friends were dead I just finally went to bed, I couldn’t take it anymore But when I finally make it home to you These bitter feelings will all be through You’ll take me in your open arms, and I’ll forget what they were for And I’m singing a sad, sad song But that’s not how I’m feeling Your love has got me reeling, and those words don’t mean a thing It’s a sad, sad story But the ending turns out fine ‘Cause I know that you’re mine, and it just makes me want to sing I’ve heard a lot of people say That the bitter feelings I convey Aren’t an accurate display of the carefree man I seem to be But they can’t see me here with you If they did, they’d see that it’s not true When people say I’m angry, and they’d have to disagree Though many times when I’m on stage I sing of heartache, pain, and rage But that’s no gauge for how I’m feeling, can’t you see this smile? ‘Cause nothing makes my soul take flight Like singing up here every night These bitter words I may recite, but I’m contented all the while And I’m singing a sad, sad song But that’s not how I’m feeling Your love has got me reeling, and those words don’t mean a thing It’s a sad, sad story But the ending turns out fine ‘Cause I know that you’re mine, and it just makes me want to sing I could argue all day long But it seems to me I’m never wrong That somehow all the clever songs talk of sorrow, guilt, and pain So when you look behind these blue eyes You’ll see some damage done, but realize That I’m okay, even though I might be singing “You’re So Vain” So people, don’t wait up, I’m gonna paint it black I’m movin’ on and I won’t be back There’s nobody home, so don’t send no dead flowers to that place If I said “two out of three,” I’d be lyin’ I love that woman, and there’s no cryin’ I want to sing a happy song whenever I see her face But I only know sad, sad songs But that’s not how I’m feeling Your love has got me reeling, and those words don’t mean a thing It’s a sad, sad story But the ending turns out fine ‘Cause I know that you’re mine, and it makes me want to sing... Even a sad, sad song Can make me feel so happy Whenever you’re around me, I just smile at everything It was a sad, sad story But you’ve turned my life around And I’ve found I can be happy, even when I sing... a sad, sad song..

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