To Be Happy

We spend years trying to be happy without agreeing on what happy means. To Be Happy follows small scenes from a swing set to bright lights to late trains, and shows how the goal keeps moving as life gets louder.

The chorus calls it out. People will tell you how to be happy. They repeat tidy stories that sound true, even when they are guessing. We learn to hide our pain and call it balance. We keep going because stopping feels risky.

Near the end, the song turns. Let the past fade. Forgive the mistakes. Drop the act. Maybe happiness is not a prize but a handful of ordinary moments you are allowed to keep.

If this track finds you mid-search, define the word for yourself. Keep what rings true. Leave the rest. And if a line sticks with you, tell me which one and why.