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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Smokey Robinson
Smokey Robinson
Composer
Michel Legrand
Michel Legrand
Composer
Gene Page
Gene Page
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Hal Davis
Hal Davis
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Sadness had been
Close as my next of kin
Then happy came one day
Chased my blues away
My life began when happy smiled
Sweet like candy to a child
Stay here and love me just a while
Let sadness see what happy does
Let happy be where sadness was
[Verse 2]
Happy that you
You made my life brand new
Lost as a little lamb was I
Till you came in
My life began when happy smiled
Sweet like candy to a child
Stay here and love me just a while
Let sadness see what happy does
Let happy be where sadness was
[Verse 3]
(Till now)
Where have I been?
What lifetime was I in?
Suspended between time and space
Going until
Happy is smiling up at me
Sadness has no choice but to leave
I said a prayer so silently
Let sadness see what happy does
Let happy be where sadness was
[Verse 4]
Till now
Happy, yeah-yeah, happy
La-la la, la, la la-la, la, yeah
Happy
Ooh, happy
La-la la, la, la la-la, la
Happy, oh yeah, happy
La-la la, la, la la-la, la
Happy, ooh, happy
Written by: Michel Legrand, William "Smokey" Robinson

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