Story Behind The Song

We wanted to write a song about happiness and this is what we came up with.

Song Description

Whenever you're feeling sad or down, for no apparent reason, even on a beautiful day, change your thoughts and your attitude by making a conscience choice to live in gratitude. Change your thoughts that drag you down, to the thoughts that lift you up and bring internal happiness.

Lyrics

Happiness Is A Choice
Music & Lyrics Jon Hemingway & Glenda Parnell
©2021 Maplevale Music/SOCAN

Verse 1
Blue is the sky
Yet as hard as I try
I see no silver lining today
Just can't explain
Why my eyes start to rain
With no reason for feeling this way

Prechorus 1
How do I change my mind
How do I redefine
These thoughts that keep draggin' me down
Stealing my joy

Chorus 1
Lots of things I cannot choose
If I win or if I lose
What the weather's gonna be today
Or what others do or say
When I live in gratitude
It brightens up my attitude
Focusing on reasons to rejoice
Happiness is a choice


Verse 2
Blue is the sky
And I'm going to try
To find my way out of this maze
I'll go back to the start
With hope in my heart
Of finding a different way

Prechorus 2
And when I change my mind
Then I can redefine
These thoughts that keep draggin' me down
Stealing my joy

Chorus 2
Lots of things I cannot choose
If I win or if I lose
What the weather's gonna be today
Or what others do or say
When I live in gratitude
It brightens up my attitude
Focusing on reasons to rejoice
Happiness is a choice

Bridge
Happiness won't come to you
Happiness comes through you
There's a way to happiness
Happiness is the way.

Prechorus 3
Now I have changed my mind
Now I have redefined
Those thoughts that were draggin' me down
Stealing my joy

Chorus 3
Lots of things I cannot choose
If I win or if I lose
What the weather's gonna be today
Or what others do or say
When I live in gratitude
It brightens up my attitude
Focusing on reasons to rejoice
Happiness
Happiness
Happiness is a choice