by Randy Newman, from Guilty: 30 Years Of Randy Newman
i know what's going on here ain't no great mystery ya'll have lost faith in yourself it's clear as it can be you can whine all you want to; drown in your misery or you can listen to me listen to me! laugh and be happy don't you ever wear a frown don't let the bastards grind you down laugh and be happy it's a simple thing to do believe in your dreams and your dreams will come through for you they'll be a red sun shining in the sky so blue blackbirds be singing in the tree thank you boys! there's a real silver lining up there for me and you listen to me listen to me! --- now the country that we're living in you mean the good old usa? thats right! has never been about keeping you out it's about inviting you in and letting you pay so laugh and be happy don't you ever wear a frown get back up on your feet whenever they knock you down you've got to laugh and be happy smile right in their face! because pretty soon you're gon' take their place come a whack whack whackin' like old man trouble whackin' on their front door you try to send us packing on the double but we ain't going away no more so laugh and be happy don't you ever wear a frown don't let the bastards grind you down laugh and be happy now listen when i say because everything is gonna go our way you'll be on top of the world