Happiness - Whistler

You rest your heart, you rest your head.

You have the softest bed

You need it’s familiarity

It’s very nice.

You like the warmth.

You’ve been in other beds before,

But disregard their similarity

You may be bored

The only flaw

As far as you can see

And when that calm descends,

It’s almost as good as happiness

When that calm descends,

It’s almost as good as happiness

You drift away, well no one said

That you should look ahead

You’re not supposed to lie there all day long

It’s a love that you maintain

There’s none of it in vain

These easy sacrifices are not wrong

Though they’re ignored,

You’re forgotten

But you’re not gone

And when that calm descends,

It’s almost as good as happiness

When that calm descends,

It’s almost as good as happiness

Then one day when she has gone

And you can love no one,

It may be even easier that way.

To lie alone and watch the sky

Or watch the world go by

To pass the time that passes anyway.

And when that calm descends,

It’s almost as good as happiness

When that calm descends,

It’s almost as good as happiness

Almost as good as happiness

Almost as good as happiness