I Was Always Happy Lyrics

I Was Always Happy

I was always happy when she was by my side

She was always smiling, our love we could not hide

Walking down the street, together arm in arm

I felt ten feet tall, protecting her from harm

But then her father came to me, this is what he said

"She's only a year to live, and soon you are to wed

I know that she is happy whenever she's with you

Make the most of it my son, before this year is through"

We will still be married, I can hardly wait

With me by her side, we'll face that hand of fate

What a helpless feeling, there's nothing I can do

But pray to the Lord above, for a miracle or two

"I know that she is happy whenever she's with you

Make the most of it my son, before this year is through"

( before this year is through)

That year went flying by, another one as well

Best time of our lives anyone could tell

Then it happened, in the early morn

On a beautiful day in May, a little one was born

"I know that she is happy whenever she's with you

Make the most of it my son, before this year is through"

That was twenty years ago, yes she passed away

But left behind a legacy, I'm looking at today

That hair, that nose and that smile, in her eyes I see

The essence of her mother, looking back at me

Then my thoughts drift back, to the time when her father said

"She's only a year to live, and soon you are to wed

I know that she is happy whenever she's with you

Make the most of it my son, before this year is through"

We made the most of it before our years were through