Ann Hampton Callaway - Hip To Be Happy lyrics

You can walk around life With a cloud over your head Feelin' glum, feelin' numb Thinkin' it's cool to be discontented That ev'rything is demented You're gonna feel sad Life's gonna be bad And ev'ry single morning You'll wake up feeling bereft 'Cause your get-up-and-go got up and left CHORUS But ('Cause) don't you know that it's Hip to be happy To give life a big hello It's hip to be happy To say yes when the world says no It's hip to be happy The light is green Come on, let's go! Yes, the fashion police Are gonna slap you with a fine If you're depressed and overdressed Wearin' a chip upon your shoulder It makes you look older What's with the pout? Baggage is out Accessorizing is an art You must acquire to make a catch So put on a smile with shoes to match CHORUS All you artists out there Must especially beware Don't be bought by the thought "You must suffer for your creation" Pain's not a vocation Forget the abyss And follow your bliss The cutting off of ears Is not a great-art-guarantee It was good for Van Gogh but not you and me CHORUS 'Cause don't you know that it's Hip to be happy To give life a big hello It's hip to be happy To say yes when the world says no It's hip to be pealing with laughter It's hip to be grinning ever after It's hip, inspite of it all It's hip to be happy!