TO MAKE YOU HAPPY
words and music Anita Chase © 2000

When I was wandering I somehow forgot
Who I really was or who I was not
Somewhere out in dreamland I think I got lost
I ask directions from everyone I run across
Somehow I get the feeling
I'm not the only one
When you think your journey's over
You find you've just begun

You know I'd really like to stay
I'd like to believe every word you say
That you know the truth and you know God
Your outlook and your way of life
Are the right ones
I can stop sleepwalking, this time for good
I can make it to heaven
I can achieve sainthood
You know I'd really like to see
But I can't just believe to make you happy

When I was reading I lost my faith
Got it back from the ocean
Got it back from the waves
It's not the same things
I was taught to believe in
I have a new outlook beneath the old skin
Don't ask "Where did we go wrong?"
It wasn't you
God gives different answers to
Those seeking the truth

Happy, we all want to be happy
I want you to be happy too
Even if you don't see it like I do
Happy, we all want to be happy
Want you to be happy too, happy too

You know I'd really like to stay
I'd like to believe every word you say
That you know the truth and you know God
Your outlook and your way of life
Are the right ones
I know you're not trying to deceive me
But I'm not dead yet
So do not grieve over me
You know I'd really like to see
But I can't just believe to make you happy