Happiness/The Gondola Man
Elliott Smith Lyrics
Activity's killing the actor
And a cop's standing out in the road
Turning traffic away
There was nothing she could do until after
When his body'd been buried below
Way back in the day
Oh my, nothing else could've been done
He made his life a lie
So he might never have to know anyone
I told him he shouldn't upset her
And that he'd only be making it worse
Involving somebody else
But I knew that he'd never forget her
While her memory worked in reverse
To keep her safe from herself
And oh my, nothing else could've been done
She made her life a lie
So she might never have to know anyone
Made her life the lie you know
What I used to be will pass away and then you'll see
That all I want now is happiness for you and me
What I used to be will pass away and then you'll see
That all I want now is happiness for you and me
What I used to be will pass away and then you'll see
That all I want now is happiness for you and me
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Steven Paul Smith
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"Happiness" is a song written by Elliott Smith which was first released as a single in 1999. A slightly different mix of the song was released on his album Figure 8 in 2000.
On Figure 8, the track is labeled as "Happiness/The Gondola Man" due to the short instrumental that plays after "Happiness" ends. On the single, an entirely different instrumental follows the song.
On early recording reels, the song was labeled as "Tom's Start".
An acoustic version of "Happiness" appears on the 3 Titres Inedits promo album. Read Full Bio"Happiness" is a song written by Elliott Smith which was first released as a single in 1999. A slightly different mix of the song was released on his album Figure 8 in 2000.
On Figure 8, the track is labeled as "Happiness/The Gondola Man" due to the short instrumental that plays after "Happiness" ends. On the single, an entirely different instrumental follows the song.
On early recording reels, the song was labeled as "Tom's Start".
An acoustic version of "Happiness" appears on the 3 Titres Inedits promo album.
Jon Brion sings backup vocals on "Happiness".
On Figure 8, the track is labeled as "Happiness/The Gondola Man" due to the short instrumental that plays after "Happiness" ends. On the single, an entirely different instrumental follows the song.
On early recording reels, the song was labeled as "Tom's Start".
An acoustic version of "Happiness" appears on the 3 Titres Inedits promo album. Read Full Bio"Happiness" is a song written by Elliott Smith which was first released as a single in 1999. A slightly different mix of the song was released on his album Figure 8 in 2000.
On Figure 8, the track is labeled as "Happiness/The Gondola Man" due to the short instrumental that plays after "Happiness" ends. On the single, an entirely different instrumental follows the song.
On early recording reels, the song was labeled as "Tom's Start".
An acoustic version of "Happiness" appears on the 3 Titres Inedits promo album.
Jon Brion sings backup vocals on "Happiness".
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