When Happy Was in Style
Reasonable Dreams
Nostalgic Summer Memories · Modern Cynicism · Warm Indie Pop
#VERSE
Her name was Hannah Jenkins
But we called her Happy J.
Always had a smile, well
A smirk, but that’s okay
Never knew what she was thinking
Some kind of fun or flirty thoughts
Could be cool as a cucumber
Or spicy as Tabasco sauce
#CHORUS
But no matter what was in her head
You’d see her winning smile
We won’t forget those summers
When Happy was in style
Oh, those precious summers
When Happy was in style
#VERSE
In June, one boring summer
Happy J. had a sultry brainstorm
She said, “With twelve guys my age in this neighborhood
I’m gonna date one each week all summer long”
She made it through guy number eight
Said, “I’m sticking with this hunk of humanity
He’s a little bit dorky but he’s full of laughs”
And, what do you know, that dork was me
#CHORUS
Every night for five weeks straight
I kissed her winning smile
I won’t forget that summer
When Happy was in style
Oh, that precious summer
When Happy was in style
#BRIDGE
Just before Labor Day
Hannah Jenkins moved away
I couldn’t speak her “Happy” name
My heart would never be the same
And now it seems sarcasm rules
With complisults and snubs so cruel
Prevailing styles have whisked away
My happiness with Happy J.
#INSTRUMENTAL
#VERSE
Sometimes I think, “Dude, look her up”
But I stop and catch myself
Even if she were still Happy
I’m no longer number eight of twelve
I’ve become a bitter doom scroller
Bored, with no laughs in reserve
Can’t turn back time to her great style
Her smirk, her kisses, her playful nerve
#CHORUS
Every friend back in those days
Was lifted skyward by her smile
We won’t forget those summers
When Happy was in style
Oh, those precious summers
When Happy was in style
#OUTRO
Will I ever smile again?
Seems I haven’t in quite a while
How I miss those summers
When Happy was in style