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Happiness is Not an Inside Job

This Sunday, join us to explore co-creating a more supportive and joyful journey. We’ll consider the narrative of happiness as a personal pursuit and leave with a few practical strategies to cultivate happiness in our lives and communities.

By Rev. Sarah Prickett

With music by Folk Choir

Order of Service: Happiness is Not an Inside Job

Lyrics

ONLY HAPPY WHEN IT RAINS Garbage

I’m only happy when it rains, I’m only happy when it’s complicated

And though I know you can’t appreciate it I’m only happy when it rains

You know I love it when the news is bad

And why it feels so good to feel so sad, I’m only happy when it rains

Pour your misery down, pour your misery down on me

Pour your misery down, pour your misery down on me

I’m only happy when it rains, I feel good when things are going wrong

I only listen to the sad sad songs. I’m only happy when it rains

I only smile in the dark, My only comfort is the night gone black

I didn’t accidentally tell you that. I’m only happy when it rains

You’ll get the message by the time I’m through

When I complain about me and you. I’m only happy when it rains

Pour your misery down, pour your misery down on me

Pour your misery down, pour your misery down on me

Pour your misery down, pour your misery down on me

Pour your misery down,

You can keep me company as long as you don’t care

I’m only happy when it rains, 

You wanna hear about my new obsession

I’m riding high upon a deep depression

I’m only happy when it rains (Pour some misery down on me)

(repeated often)

#1024 WHEN THE SPIRIT SAYS DO

You got to do when the spirit says *do. 

You got to do when the spirit says do.

When the spirit says do, you got to do, oh Lord!

You got to do when the spirit says do.

Spirit says do! Spirit says do!

Spirit says do! Spirit says do!

Spirit says do! Spirit says  — do!

Replace “do” with: sing, dance, laugh, shout. Finish on do.

THE SECRET OF HAPPINESSfrom Daddy Long Legs

I’ve discovered the secret of happiness is
Learning how to glide
I’ve discovered the secret of happiness is
Just enjoy the ride
Don’t let the journey be tainted by pride, and

I’ve discovered the secret of happiness is
Not to mourn the past
I’ve discovered the secret of happiness is
Not to run too fast
You can still beat them by coming in last ’cause

The secret, the secret of happiness is

I’ve discovered the secret of happiness is
Not to be afraid
I’ve discovered the secret of happiness is
All illusions fade

Don’t fear the future, you’ll just be delayed ’cause

The secret, the secret of happiness is
Living in the now. 

Living in the time it takes to blink I think Is how we’re meant to be living

Flute Interlude: 

I’ve discovered the secret of happiness is
Following my will
I’ve discovered the secret of happiness is
That we can run that hill
Happiness comes when we learn to be still

The secret, the secret of happiness is
The secret of happiness is clear
The secret of happiness is near
The secret of happiness is here

JOY TO THE WORLD, Hoyt Axton (Three Dog Night)

Jeremiah was a bullfrog,

Was a good friend of mine

Never understood a single word he said

But I helped him a-drink his wine

And he always had some mighty fine wine. Singing

CHORUS

Joy to the world, all the boys and girls 

Joy to the fishes in the deep blue sea, joy to you and me.

If I were the king of the world,

Tell you what I’d do

I’d throw away the cars and the bars and the wars,

And make sweet love to you. I said now 

(Chorus)

Instrumental Interlude: 

You know I love the ladies.

Love to have my fun

I’m a hot night flier and a rainbow rider, 

And a straight-shootin’ son-of-a-gun. 

I said a straight-shootin’ son-of-a-gun

(Chorus x 2)

Joy to the world, all the boys and girls

Joy to the world, joy to you and me

(Chorus x 2)

NUMBLinkin Park

I’m tired of being what you want me to be
Feeling so faithless, lost under the surface
I don’t know what you’re expecting of me
Put under the pressure of walking in your shoes

(Caught in the undertow, just caught in the undertow)

Every step that I take is another mistake to you
(Caught in the undertow, just caught in the undertow)

CHORUS

I’ve become so numb, I can’t feel you there
Become so tired, so much more aware
I’m becoming this, all I want to do
Is be more like me and be less like you

Can’t you see that you’re smothering me?
Holding too tightly, afraid to lose control
‘Cause everything that you thought I would be
Has fallen apart right in front of you

(Caught in the undertow, just caught in the undertow)

Every step that I take is another mistake to you
(Caught in the undertow, just caught in the undertow)
And every second I waste is more than I can take

(Chorus)

BRIDGE

And I know I may end up failing too

But I know you were just like me with someone disappointed in you

(Chorus)

OUTRO

I’ve become so numb I can’t feel you there

 I’m tired of being what you want me to be

I’ve become so numb I can’t feel you there

 I’m tired of being what you want me to be