Happy Hour
the beautiful soul and the housemartins Lyrics

It's happy hour again
The singer notes that it's happy hour again, implying that this is a familiar ritual.

I think I might be happy if I wasn't out with them
The singer realizes that they might be happier if they weren't around the people they are currently with.

And they're happy it's a lovely place to be
The people the singer is around are content and enjoy where they have gone for happy hour.

Happy that the fire is real the barman is a she
The people are happy about specific aspects of the bar, such as the real fire and the fact that the bartender is a woman.

Where the haircuts smile
The artist describes the people around them as having particular hairstyles, which they note are smiling.

And the meaning of style
The singer implies that style is important to the people they are around, and is potentially what brought them together for happy hour.

Is a night out with the boss
The singer suggests that the meaning of style for the people they are with is a night out with their boss.

Where you win or you lose
The artist implies that attending a night out with bosses is a competitive event, where one can lose or win.

And its them who choose
The artist notes that the bosses are the ones in control of the evening's events and outcomes.

And if you don't win then you've lost
The artist implies that there is no in-between, and if someone doesn't win at the evening's events, then they will have lost.

What a good place to be
The singer sarcastically comments on the setting, noting that this is, in fact, a terrible place to be.

Don't believe it
The artist implores the listener not to believe the falsehoods of the setting and its people.

'Cause they speak a different language
The singer notes that the people they are with communicate in a way that is potentially exclusive or inaccessible to others.

And it's never really happened to me
The singer acknowledges that they have not experienced joy or happiness in the same way that others seem to be.

It's another night out with the boss
The singer notes that this is a recurring event in their life, and that they are once again out with their bosses.

Following in footsteps overgrown with moss
The artist implies that attending these events is stale and outdated, and that the tradition has lost its relevance.

And he tells me that women grow on trees
The artist notes that their boss makes sexist comments about women, perhaps suggesting that he does not take women seriously in a professional setting.

And if you catch them right they will land upon their knees
The singer implies that their boss's comments are predatory and objectify women.

Where they open all their wallets
The singer notes that people they are with are willing to spend money at the bar.

And they close all their minds
The artist implies that people are not receptive to other ideas or ways of thinking, instead focusing entirely on the happy hour experience.

And they love to buy you all a drink
The artist notes that the people around them enjoy buying drinks for others, perhaps as a way of building camaraderie.

And then we ask all the questions
The artist notes that people are often inquisitive of others during happy hour.

And you take all your clothes off
The singer implies that people might reveal too much about themselves in these settings and feel vulnerable.

And go back to the kitchen sink
The artist implies that people return to mundane, everyday life after the happy hour ends.

Don't believe her
The singer once again implores the listener not to trust what they see and hear at happy hour.

(it's happy hour again)
The singer notes again that this is a recurring event in their life.

Don't believe her, don't believe her (it's happy hour again)
The singer repeats their call not to trust what they see and hear during happy hour.

And again, and again
The artist hammers home the point that this event is recurring and unchanging.

It's happy hour again, and again, and again
The artist is still noting that this is a familiar and repetitive part of their life.