Jay Foreman - Pretend youre happy
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Tabbed from this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeCrnbJHJeY
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[Intro]
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Bloody hell bloody hell the world is awful
Well there's killing and starvation and injustice and religion everywhere
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Everything everything is looking dreary
There's too many people in the world and far too much pollution in the air.
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Everything I used to love has turned to shit, All the world's gone bankrupt now and
It Doesn't look like things will soon improve
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I'm noticably older than I was, definitely fatter just because,
I no longer feel the need to move.
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Well what do you do when the world around you makes you so depressed?
What do you do when you've lost the motivation to get dressed?
[Chorus]
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Pretend that you are happy, And smile when you're feeling blue
If you pretend you're happy, You'll start to believe it's true
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It's better to fake a smile, Than fill the world with woe
So just pretend you're happy, And nobody will know.
[Instrumental]
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Bloody hell bloody hell the world is scary
Cos there's nothing but corruption and destruction and reality TV
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Every day every day I slowly realise
Every single thing I used to know and trust is run by people just like me!
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One at a time I'm losing touch with my former friends and lately it seems
I Never ring the contacts in my phone
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Every time I breathe it could be my last breath, And I'm getting closer to my
Death, For which I will probably be alone
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Well what do you do when you've lost all the ambitions you once had
What do you do when the slightest inconvenience makes you sad?
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Pretend that you are happy, And smile when you're feeling down
If your friends think you're happy, They'll still want you around.
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You'll realise it's important, To be glad with what you've got
So just pretend you're happy, And keep quiet if you're not! (Pre...)
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Pretend that you are happy, And smile when you're feeling blue
If you pretend you're happy, You'll start to believe it's true
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It's better to fake a smile, Than fill the world with woe...
So just pretend you're happy, And nooobody will know.
[Instrumental Outro]
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