The song is the lead single from Sheryl Crow's 1996 eponymous album. The song peaked at number 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and won Best Female Rock Vocal Performance at the 1997 Grammy Awards.
"If It Makes You Happy"ties with her hit, "My Favorite Mistake", as her third highest-charting single in the United Kingdom, reaching number nine on the UK Singles Chart. It also peaked at number one in Canada and was her second number-one hit on the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart.
Lyrics
I belong, a long way from here
I put on a poncho, played for mosquitos,
And drank 'til I was thirsty again
We went searching through thrift store jungles
Found Geronimo's rifle, Marilyn's shampoo
And Benny Goodman's corset and pen
Well, alright, I made this up
I promised you I'd never give up
If it makes you happy
It can't be that bad
If it makes you happy
Then why the hell are you so sad?
You get down, real low down
You listen to Coltrane, derail your own train
Who hasn't been there before?
I come round, around the hard way
Bring you comics in bed, scrape the mold off the bread
And serve you french toast again
Well alright Tokyo, I still get stoned
But I'm not the kind of girl you'd take home
If it makes you happy
It can't be that bad
If it makes you happy
Then why the hell are you so sad
We've been far, far away from here
We put on a poncho, played for mosquitos
And everywhere in between
Well alright we get along
So what if right now everything's wrong?
If it makes you happy
He can't be that bad
If it makes you happy
Then why the hell are you so sad?
If it makes you happy
He can't be that bad
If it makes you happy
Then why the hell are you so sad?