I Hope You'll Be Very Unhappy - Esther Phillips

Look at yourself If you had a sense of humor You would laugh to beat the band Look at yourself Do you still believe the rumor That romance is simply grand? Since you took it on the chin You have lost that toothpaste grin My mental state is all a jumble I sit around and sadly mumble Fools rush in, so here am I Very glad to be unhappy I can't win, but here am I More than glad to be unhappy Unrequited love's a bore And I've got it pretty bad But for someone you adore It's a pleasure to be sad Like a straying baby lamb With no mammy and no pappy I'm so unhappy But oh, so glad Unrequited love's a bore And I've got it pretty bad But for someone you adore It's a pleasure to be sad Like a straying baby lamb With no mammy and no pappy I'm so unhappy But oh, so glad

Look at yourself If you had a sense of humor You would laugh to beat the band Look at yourself Do you still believe the rumor That romance is simply grand? Since you took it right on the chin You have lost that bright toothpaste grin My mental state is all a jumble I sit around and sadly mumble Fools rush in, so here I am Very glad to be unhappy I can't win, but here I am More than glad to be unhappy Unrequited love's a bore And I've got it pretty bad But for someone you adore It's a pleasure to be sad Like a straying baby lamb With no mammy and no pappy I'm so unhappy But oh, so glad

Look at yourself If you had the sense of humor You would laugh to beat the band Look at yourself Do you still believe in rumor That romance is simply grand? Since you took it right on the chin You have lost that bright Toothpaste grin My mental state is all a jumble I sit around and sadly mumble Fools rush in, so here I am Very glad to be unhappy Unrequited loves a bore And I've got it pretty bad But for someone you adore It's a pleasure to be sad Like a straying baby lamb With no mammy and no pappy I'm so unhappy but oh, so glad

Take one step And make it count Hold your breath then let it out What's left unsaid, say it loud There's a fire in me That's still burning I'm sending out a searchlight Shine it out until I find you, oh Can you bring me back to life When my heart's in smithereens I wanna feel what it's like To be surrounded by you, oh So I'm sending out a searchlight To bring you back to me I'm lost again in this night The sun just leads me into shadows In my bones, in my blood You cure my disease Like a remedy I'm sending out a searchlight (searchlight) Shine it out until I find you, ohh Can you bring me back to life (to life) When my heart's in smithereens I wanna feel what it's like (it's like) To be surrounded by you, oh So I'm sending out a searchlight To bring you back to me Like a wild river, in a hurricane Like a fallen empire, I will rise again Take one step, and make it count I'm sending out a searchlight (searchlight) Shine it out until I find you, oh Can you bring me back to life (to life) When my heart's in smithereens I wanna feel what it's like (it's like) To be surrounded by you, ohh So I'm sending out a searchlight (searchlight) To bring you back to me

Right now I need an escape From this gravity that holds me down We gotta leave here today 'Cause insanity is all around 'Cause we're works of art We're fallin' stars We're fire waiting for a spark Yeah, we're gonna be miles up, up, up No, we're never gonna come down No, we're never gonna come down Yeah, we're gonna be miles up, up, up No, we're never gonna come down It's getting harder to breathe In this atmosphere, from these dizzy heights With you closer to me, we can disappear In this endless night 'Cause we're works of art We're fallin' stars We're fire waiting for a spark Yeah, we're gonna be miles up, up, up No, we're never gonna come down No, we're never gonna come down Yeah, we're gonna be miles up, up, up No, we're never gonna touch the ground No, we're never gonna touch the ground If you follow me in this mystery We can swim inside these clouds Yeah, we're gonna be miles up, up, up No, we're never gonna come down I'm not giving up, giving up We're so high Won't you look at us, look at us? Tonight Yeah, we're gonna be miles up, up, up No, we're never gonna come down No, we're never gonna come down Yeah, we're gonna be miles up, up, up No, we're never gonna touch the ground No, we're never gonna touch the ground If you follow me in this mystery We could swim inside these crowds Yeah, we're gonna be miles up, up, up No, we're never gonna come down If you follow me in this mystery We could swim inside these crowds Yeah, we're gonna be miles up, up, up No, we're never gonna come down, no