if you want to be happy
do not just sit around waiting
happiness does not fall out of the sky
happiness is never thrust upon you
the happiness fairy will never visit you
first you must find a valid reason to be happy
then hang onto it intensely
collect more reasons to be happy while you are happy
then change from one to another
like you would change your shoes
you can collect shoes too
happiness reasons and a good shoe collection is really all you need
if you want to be happy
When I was small
I was afraid of big people
When I was small
I was afraid of the dark
When I was small
I was afraid of monsters
I am big now
I love big people
I am big now
Darkness is my friend
I am big now
I chase monsters
My grandson is small
He hugs big people
My grandson is small
He likes the dark
My grandson is small
He shouts at the monsters
My wife is small
She can’t reach things
My wife is small
She can’t see the stage at concerts
My wife is small
She gets lost in crowds
My wife is small
But she has a huge heart
Don’t think small
Think large and dream high
Don’t think small
Reach for the stars and beyond
Don’t think small
Push yourself every day
Don’t think small
Think big
He sat in a chair
In total dispair
Nobody else there
Invited to a meeting
Without a greeting
This is cheating
Impossible to debate
Alone and very irate
He came on the wrong date
Plagiarism rules
So they say
Paranoia rules
They are coming after me
Alcoholics rule
Drink up
Numbers rule
Go figure
Masogonists rule
Feminist propaganda
Kleptomaniacs rule
Put it back
Satan rules
God bless him
Kings rule
But they never measure up
Jesus saves
Will he lend me cash?
Doctors rule
Take the medicine
Arguments rule
No they don’t
Fairy godmothers rule
Wishful thinking
Magicians rule
Then they disappear
Wives rule
Yes they do
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it ran for ten days
arrest that thief now
he stole my possessions
lock him up long time
FaceBook is dumb
why communicate by thumb
we should try talking
red wine we all drink
it slides from the glass fast
wine stains permanent
fig biscuits we dunk
too long so they all got sunk
fish out with a spoon
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