Inside a darkened room   Come face to face with gloom   More sorrow on the way   Ruining another day   It doesn’t get you anywhere   To wallow in your own despair   Cause happiness is the best revenge      My father punched the clock   Raised his kids like another job   Did well financially   But so remote emotionally   Let it go, it’s so far gone   Malignant if it lingers on   Cause happiness is the best revenge      You’re a victim you complain   You won first prize for pain   You wave your trophy high   At everyone who passes by      Some people can’t bear to see   You living happily   Had you guilt-tripped for years   So much invested in those tears   I know my life would be so nice   If I could follow my own advice   Cause happiness is the best revenge