I've always found that happiness hides Just around the corner just out of my reach And the moment its found the next that it's missing And I need to change my own definition la da da da, da da da da da Cause nothing's ever quite all that it seems And I am not convinced that anybody is ever living the dream And expectations kill as reality plays this show of your life It's a whole different scene Yeah, I'm changing what it means to be happy, what it means Yeah, back to the way I know that it should be, Close to you is where I need to be No matter how hard we push or how hard we pull There's just a little bit more til we're full Cause we've all tried to cover sadness and sorrow With temporary things that never seem to last Yeah, I'm changing what it means to be happy, what it means Yeah, back to the way I know that it should be So explain to me why we fill up empty with empty and at the end of the day We're confused by the longing Change it back, change it back, change it back, oh change it back, Change it back, change it back, change it back, change it back, Yeah, I'm changing what it means to be happy, what it means Yeah, back to the way I know that it should be The way that it should be Yeah, I'm changing what it means to be happy What it means to be happy, to be happy, truly happy Close to you is where I need to be mm mm . Change it back, da da da Change it back