Be Happy Now

Reflections on “Be Happy Now”

“Happy Is All” explores themes of happiness, resilience, and the transformative power of love. The Bayou Fairy finds joy in personal struggles, comparing her grief to blooming flowers and embodying a "castle made of sand," symbolizing fragility and beauty. As they journey, the Bayou Fairy likens her experiences to a snowball rolling through diverse landscapes, emphasizing growth and connection to love. The cyclical nature of emotions is highlighted through seasonal imagery, with joy in March and June giving way to melancholy in December. Ultimately, the refrain "Happy is all I want to be" reveals the her commitment to seeking happiness amidst life’s complexities.

Lyrics:

When I was a little girl people would always ask me:
little girl what do you want to be when you grow up,
and I would always say: Happy, happy is all I ever want to be.

Everywhere I go people want to know why I'm happy, and I say:
like a blooming tree I make flowers of my grief. I'm a castle made of sand.
Have you seen a grain of sand
polished by the sea? Oh, I am sand.

Make a snowball watch it grow as it rolls.
Like a snowball, I'm rolling down these city streets
like I've rolled down them country roads singing:
Happy. Be happy now!

I am from nowhere and everywhere.
My religion is love. Look for me you'll find me
sprinkled on a dark sky, for happy is all
I want to be. Happy just happy.

Everywhere I go, people want to know
why I'm happy, so happy.
Happy when I'm hot.
Happy when I'm cold,
planting flowers in March
singing happy songs in June.

Come December late December:
oh I am blue. Happy when I'm blue.
Happy when the money comes.
Happy when the money goes.
I give it away now.
When you're happy
you want the whole world
to be happy too.