If It Makes You Happy

"If It Makes You Happy" is a lead single off Sheryl Crow's second studio album, "Sheryl Crow" (1996). Written in collaboration with Jeff Trott, Trott said, "If It Makes You Happy was written before I met Sheryl Crow. I was originally going to use it on what would have become my first solo album. But Sheryl liked it and used it.". The track helped win Crow "Best Female Rock Vocal Performance" at the 1997 Grammy Awards, and it peaked at #10 on the US Billboard charts. On Crow's VH1 Storytellers appearance in 1998, she said the track was initially a Country song, but she turned it into a rock song so she could get more exposure.

[Verse 1] I've been long, a long way from here Put on a poncho, played for mosquitoes 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 [Pre-Chorus] Well, okay, I made this up I promised you I'd never give up [Chorus] If it makes you happy It can't be that bad If it makes you happy Then why the hell are you so sad? [Verse 2] You get down, real low down You listen to Coltrane, derail your own train Well 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 [Pre-Chorus] Well, okay, I still get stoned I'm not the kind of girl you'd take home [Chorus] If it makes you happy It can't be that bad If it makes you happy Then why the hell are you so sad? [Chorus] If it makes you happy It can't be that bad If it makes you happy Then why the hell are you so sad? [Verse 3] We've been far, far away from here Put on a poncho, played for mosquitoes And everywhere in between [Pre-Chorus] Well, okay, we get along So what if right now everything's wrong? [Chorus] If it makes you happy It can't be that bad If it makes you happy Then why the hell are you so sad? [Chorus] If it makes you happy It can't be that bad If it makes you happy Then why the hell are you so sad?