What would you say to me?   If I told you I had a dream   If I told you everything   Would you tell me to go back to sleep   Take a look in these tired eyes   They're coming back to life   I know I can change   Got hope in my veins   I'm telling you I ain't going back to the pain      Can I be happy now?   Can I let my breath out?   Let me believe   I'm building a dream   Don't try to drag me down   I just want to scream out loud   Can I be happy now?   Been down on my knees   I learned how to bleed   I'm turnin’ my world around      Can I be happy now?   Can I break free somehow?   I just want to live again   Love again   Pick my pride up off of the ground   I'm ready to pick a fight   Crawl out of the dark to shine a light   I ain't throwing stones   Got sins of my own   Ain't everybody just trying to find a way home?      Can I be happy now?   Can I let my breath out?   Let me believe   I'm building a dream   Don't try to drag me down   I just want to scream out loud   Can I be happy now?   Been down on my knees   I learned how to bleed   I'm turning my world around      You're born then you die   It’s all gone in a minute   I ain't looking back   Cause I don't want to miss it   You better live now   Cause no one's going to get out alive, alive      Can I be happy now?   Can I let my breath out?   Let me believe   I'm building a dream   Don't try to drag me down   I just want to scream out loud   Can I be happy now?   Been down on my knees   I learned how to bleed   I'm turning my world around   Can I be happy now?   Ohhhh   I'm turning my world around   Can I be happy now?