[Verse 1]
“Why did you decide to live here?” She asked.
“Hmm… because it was cheap?” I replied.
“The name of the place means ‘grasping happiness,” she said.
“I never even thought about that,” I replied.
[Pre-Chorus 1]
“But it’s a run-down apartment, though,” I said.
“Home is where the heart is,” she said.
[Chorus 1]
Chased by the daily grind,
Without looking back,
We’ve been charging ahead.
The hard times,
The painful times,
We’ve overcome them together,
And that’s true happiness.
[Verse 2]
“What are we going to do from here on out?” She asked.
“Have kids… and then…” I started to say,
But she cut me off, “Have kids and then what?”
“Then I’ll have kids,” I said.
[Pre-Chorus 2]
She asked, “How many do you plan to have?”
“Enough to start a soccer team,” I replied.
[Chorus 2]
Chased by the daily grind,
Without looking back,
We’ve been charging ahead.
The hard times,
The painful times,
We’ve overcome them together,
And that’s true happiness.
[Instrumental Solo]
[Verse 3]
“Wait a minute! Isn’t that too many?” She asked.
“Is that too many?” I wondered.
“What if they’re all girls?” She asked.
“Let’s assume a 50% chance,” I said.
[Pre-Chorus 3]
“By the time we have our last child,” she said,
“Our eldest son will already be an adult.”
[Chorus 3]
Chased by the daily grind,
Without looking back,
We’ve been charging ahead.
The hard times,
The painful times,
We’ve overcome them together,
And that’s true happiness.
[Bridge]
“Besides,” she said, “I’ll have a big belly the whole time.”
“Should we go out for now?” I asked.
“Yeah, let’s. Where to?” She asked.
[Final Chorus 3]
Chased by the daily grind,
Without looking back,
We’ve been charging ahead.
The hard times,
The painful times,
We’ve overcome them together,
And that’s true happiness.
[Instrumental Solo]
[Fade Out]
Sound: Jazz Fusion and Funk at 130 BPM. Clean, driving 16-beat from an acoustic drum, funky slap electric bass, Yamaha C7 grand piano playing rich, shimmering major 7th and add9 chords, a side electric guitar (Fender Stratocaster style) with heavy chorus effect, sweeping legato string section and a powerful, harmonized horn section, falsetto male vocals, clear male tenor lead with an airy female harmonies, production features generous hall reverb and, jazzy improvisation with a chord progression and chromatic approach.
Verse: Grasping happiness
Pre-Chorus: Run-down apartment
Chorus: Overcome them together
Key: C# major
BPM: 130
Duration: 4:00
Title: True Happiness
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