My songs are laced with irony
They make me sound more serious than I really mean to be
And though it's good to let your feelings out
If truth be told I haven't got much to complain about
The finest friends that I could wish for
They've taught me how to live my life
And now I'll share a little something in return
So friends please follow my advice
You gotta live laugh love and be happy, live laugh love and be happy
And I know it sounds simplistic and I know it sounds twee
But if you're optimistic then I'm sure you'll agree T
hat if you live laugh love and be happy, live laugh love and be happy
If we live for each other, if we live for our friends
Then everything will work out in the end
Another day has come and gone
So let's all drink too much and then we'll have a singalong
There's no place I'd rather be
And there's no way that I can say how much y'all mean to me
It's all about forgotten evenings, the ones that pass without a care
It's all about the little moments that we spend and when they blend
Into memories we share then I'll be proud to say that "I was there"
'Cause if you love laugh love and be happy, if you live laugh love and be happy
And I know it sounds simplistic and I know it sounds twee
But if you're optimistic then I'm sure you'll agree
That we live laugh love and be happy, if we live laugh love and be happy
If we live for each other, if we live for our friends
Then everything will work out
In the end the good time's got to end, the best things never last
But when your days are dismal then remember good times past
The times we danced, the times we laughed the times that went too fast
And when I start to sing my song
I want the whole damn room to sing along
And not because they know me and they feel it is polite
But 'cause the lyrics mean so much to them they need to get them right
'cause everybody shares one base connection
We're all heading in one ultimate direction
That inevitable darkness which we never shall escape
So sing with me before it's too late
That's why you gotta live laugh love and be happy, live laugh love and be happy
And I know it sounds simplistic and I know it sounds twee
But if you're optimistic then I'm sure you'll agree
That if you live laugh love and be happy, live laugh love and be happy
If we live for each other, if we live for our friends then everything will work out
Well I know I'm no New Jersey boy, but boy I'm having fun
Pretending I'm Bruce Springsteen or Frank Turner's bastard son
So if you're still alive out there if I'm not the only one then sing
Whoa-oh-oh (Whoa-oh-oh) x 3
The sophomore album from former session musician Imraan Paleker highlights his modern soul, alt-rock, jazz, and electronic sensibilities. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 16, 2020