Pretty is as happy does it,
Happy's prettier than blue,
No is always safer than yes,
Let me show you what is true.
Crawling through the mud is secondary,
With a Major in Fine Arts,
You've got the screws and cogs here, baby,
But where all the other parts?
Crying is as happy does it,
Crying's just as plain as blue,
No is always safer than yes,
Let me show you what is true.
I've gotten my mud pies back,
I'm not so angry, not so cruel,
Mommy, I've stepped on the crack,
I didn't know the golden rule.
Envy is as happy does it,
Glaring is lovelier than blue,
No is always safer than yes,
Let me show you what is true.
I smile brightly, waiting, quiet,
Milestones skip across the lake,
Flailing, wailing, cuddles close,
Gasping as the world does take.
Smart is as happy does it,
Clever's clumsier than blue,
No is always safer than yes,
Let me show you what is true.

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