Story Behind The Song

I wasn't happy, so I made the record I needed to hear.

Song Description

Be Happy (Sometimes) is a record about just that- trying to make the most of your situation regardless of your pursuits and circumstances.

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I ain't good at playing favorites
But you drive me crazy
Are you trying hard? 'Cause you make it look so easy
You look so cool in your white Converse with your blue-green eyes
And I see that ain't nothing gonna faze you (Hah, oh no, uhh)
And I ain't ever gon' lie to you
I ain't ever gon' lie (mmm)
Look, I get bummed sometimes
Get a little down, I get drunk sometimes
End up on the couch, I be slumped sometimes
Bail on all my friends, nothing done sometimes
I ain't no fun sometimes
Ain't no love sometimes
But then I hit a lick
And I feel better, I feel good, I feel everything I should
I feel good sometimes
Pipe that down, wish I would sometimes
You wish I would sometimes
Girl, what's good?
Say what's on your mind, what's your motive?
Should we a la carte in the morning?
Should we hit the bar 'fore it closes?
Before it closes
Or is it always open, when you is in my life?
Is you always focused, or is you out your mind?
When you say sometimes, do you mean that all the time?
But if some of you is mine, then I guess that I don't mind

[Chorus]
I been tryin' to enjoy myself, be happy
I been tryin' to enjoy myself, be happy, yeah
We gotta learn, gotta learn, gotta learn, gotta learn
To be happy, yeah
I been tryin' to enjoy myself, be happy

[Verse 2]
Uh, but I get bummed sometimes
Get a little down, I get drunk sometimes
End up on the couch, I be slumped sometimes
Bail on all my friends, nothing done sometimes
I ain't no fun sometimes
Ain't no love sometimes
But then I make a hit
And I feel better, I feel good, I feel everything I should
I feel good sometimes
Pipe that down, wish I would sometimes
Lights turned down, set the mood sometimes
Light that loud, hit my groove sometimes
Stand my ground, I'm the dude sometimes
Shoot my shot, I can't lose sometimes
I can't lose sometimes

[Refrain]
Is it cool right now
Is it cool if I just vibe right now?
Is it cool if I just vibe, vibe, vibe, vibe, vibe?
Is it cool if I just vibe right now?

[Chorus]
I been tryin' to enjoy myself, be happy
I been tryin' to enjoy myself, be happy, yeah
We gotta learn, gotta learn, gotta learn, gotta learn
To be happy, yeah (To be happy, to be happy)
I been tryin' to enjoy myself, be happy

[Outro]
Be happy, be happy (To be, yeah, to be, yeah)
I been tryin' to enjoy myself, be happy, be happy
(To be, yeah, to be)