“"Happy to me" showcases your voice, which I've always loved. Your vocals are like a fine wine, always improving with age.” - Richard Dales Coupland
— Zetland Fm Country, UK
When Christen and i got together to write this song, I remember sitting in my Nashville home talking casually before we started our write. We started talking about the difference between city life and country life. constantly going and the need to slow down. What ultimately makes us happy in the long run, what keeps us calm. The more we dove into this idea over the next few writing sessions, the more we could really see that nature, serenity, and family is what we all need...
One of my fondest memories as a child was when my dad would put on a Donna Summer album- the Live album, and we would dance to her. It was so funny watching him dance, it still cracks me up to even think about it!
You will hear how a disco shaped my sound with this disco backbeat in the song.
Welcome to song number 2 in the "Showgirl" Series!
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Happy to Me
Carrie Cunningham/Christen Cooper
The sound of bluebirds singing in the morning
Drinking lemonade on my porch swing
It's the smell of that first summer rain
A quiet walk on Sunday
That's what happy is to me
Listen for a slow breeze through the oak trees
Feel the gravel road under my feet
Watching a cotton candy sunset
And wishing on those farmer stars
That's what happy is to me
See the good in what I've got
Even if it ain't a lot
Find the beauty in the world, I've been given
All the crazy, all the laughs
I'll be living while I can
It could all just fade away before I know it
It's the little things in everything
That's what happy is to me
Dancing to my favorite country song
Getting lost and swinging to the beat
Singing words I don't remember
To songs I can't forget
Yeah that's what happy is to me