Happy

"Happy" is a song by Kesha. The song was confirmed in an interview with Rolling Stone on April 25, 2023.^[1] The song serves as the closing track to her fifth studio album, Gag Order.

Background[]

The lyrics was revealed through a "Lyrics" tab on Kesha’s website after the track-list for the album was officially announced by her on May 4, 2023.^[2] Oberon Zells provided an intro.

Lyrics[]

What if none of this happened
It's nothing like I imagined it
What if I wasn't this strong
What if it all just went different
So many times I wish I woulda just listened
I wasn't ready for it all

There's so many things I'd change but I can't
There's so many things I said that
I wish I left unsaid
Time's passing me by
Gotta just laugh so I don't cry

If you asked me then where I wanted to be
It'd look something like this living out my
wildest of dreams
But life sometimes ain't always
what it seems
If you ask me now
All I've wanted to be
Is happy

Mmm

I remember when I was little
Before I knew that anyone could be evil
These egos, some people, playing with my
innocence like at a casino
And I refuse to be jaded
Still painting rainbows all over my face oh
I've gotten used to the fall

So many things I'd change but I can't
There's so many things I said that
I wish I left unsaid
Time's passing me by
Gotta just laugh so I don't die

If you asked me then where I wanted to be
It looks something like this
Living out my wildest of dreams
But life ain't always what it seems
Life got me falling to my knees

If you ask me now
All I've wanted to be

If you'd ask me now
If you'd ask me now
If you'd ask me now
If you'd ask me now
If you'd ask me
If you'd ask me now
If you'd ask me now
If you'd ask me now