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Happy

from Who is Ann? by Terri Hendrix

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This track features bullies, racists, homophobic religious zealots, hypocrites, mean-spirited politicians, and radio and television anomalies. I've been recording these voices that prey on fear, strive to divide, and distort religion for their own political aspirations for the past 15 years. I've now looped some of them and put them to a quirky little dance track. Why did I do this? Because I'm tired of their "song" and needed to write my own. Because there is no "us versus them." There is just us.

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Why can’t everybody be happy happy?
Why can’t everybody get along?
Why can’t everybody be happy happy?
Take a little time to enjoy the sweet song

They say we’re racially divided
They say we're undecided
They say they speak for the people
We the people gotta speak louder
than the Ugh

Everybody could be happy happy
Why can’t everybody get along?
Why can’t everybody be happy happy?
Take a little time to enjoy the sweet song
And you know what
Ratings go up
Happy Happy Happy

Why can’t everybody be happy happy?
Why can’t everybody get along?
Why can’t everybody be happy happy?
Take a little time to enjoy the sweet song

How can they speak for main street
Looking at the world
Through the window of a limousine
I say they’d know us better
If they didn't pick a side
And just sat together … now

Everybody could be happy happy
Why can’t everybody get along?
Why can’t everybody be happy happy?
Take a little time to enjoy the sweet song
Ratings go up
And you know what
Ratings go up
Happy Happy Happy

What’s up with the race hate White King
What’s up with no accountability
What happened to modern day civility
I’ll shut up and dribble and nibble on a fingernail

Everybody could be happy happy?
Why can’t everybody get along?
Why can’t everybody be happy happy?
Take a little time to enjoy the sweet song

We the people gotta speak louder than the we the people gotta speak louder than the … people lead the leaders follow

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from Who is Ann?, released September 6, 2019

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Terri Hendrix San Marcos

Terri Hendrix is an award-winning Texas songwriter who spins sorrow into joy and wrings wisdom from the blues with a poetic grace, warmth and uplifting melodic flair that has long been her trademark. A classically trained vocalist and multi-instrumentalist, Hendrix dodges musical pigeonholes by weaving folk, pop, country, blues and jazz into an eclectic style all her own. ... more

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