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Happy Man (Mourning)
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Happy Man (Mourning)
A.Scharfff/M. Scharff
C&P 1999 BMI
happy man sits with his coffee and paper
so discontented
full of his fear, insights and pain
nowhere desperate to go
not long ago every morning he'd see her
they'd laugh and smile
now he's alive only three days a week
the other four take quite a while
(chorus)
happy man cries as he whispers goodbye
smile and a wave of his hand
he can breath easy when he sees her again
9 o'clock Friday morning
if tuesday mornin' breaks with sun or with rain
makes no real difference to him
he walks through his days with a constant dull ache
it goes when he sees her again
if you see him he'll smile but he's only half there
the other parts not far away
he's of with the girl with the sun in her hair
he'll be whole in another few days
(chorus)
(bridge)
it rips him in two but there's nothing to do
just live through hellos and good-byes
it's hard no to tell here the real reason why
he smiles when there's tears in his eyes
8:59 now one minute to go
he paces and looks out the door
he sees that car pull up, hears the door slam
she runs up the stairs to his arms
happy man smiles as she says "hello dad"
a bag full of clothes in her hand
"bye mom. I love you, I'll see you again, 9 o'clock Monday morning"
happy man mourning
he's a happy man mourning
see the happy man mourning
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Lyrics Credits: A.Scharff/M.Scharff
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Music Credits: A.Scharff/M.Scharff
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Producer Credits: A.Scharff/M.Scharff
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Publisher Credits: A.Scharff/M.Scharff
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Performance Credits: A.Scharff/M.Scharff
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Short Song Description:
A man going though a divorce comes to grips with his real "loss"...time with his daughter.
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Long Song Description:
THe main character is a man who is going through a divorce and for the first time in his young daughter's life has to spend time away from her. He only get's to see her On weekends. Te rest of the time this normally "Happy Man" is "mourning" the loss of his only real sunshine.
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Story Behind the Song:
This song is autobiographical...
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Song Length: 4:46
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Primary Genre: Country-Contemporary
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Secondary Genre: -
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Tempo: Non 4/4
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Lead Vocal: Male Vocal
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Subject Matter 1: Sorrow
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Mood 1: Moving
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Mood 2: Heartbreaking
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Similar Artist 1: Rascal Flatts
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Language: English
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Era: 2000 and later
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