Don`t ask me why
I`m running out of laughter
There`s tears in these eyes
Not happy ever after
And I thought it was plain to see
And I thought the whole world could be
And I thought we`d be happy ever after
You could say that
I`m living in a pipe dream
It`s just looking back
Things are never what they seem
And I hope I can safely say
And I hope most things go my way
And I hope they`ll be happy ever after
Down in southern Africa
No happy ever after
Not now, but soon forever
While they`re sitting comfortably
In that white winter city
How can we`d be happy ever after
So don`t ask me why
I`m running out of laughter
There`s tears in these eyes
Not happy ever after
And I thought it was plain to see
And I thought that maybe you and me
And I thought we`d be happy ever after
Down in southern Africa
No happy ever after
Not now, but soon after
While they`re sitting comfortably
In that white winter city
How can we`d be happy ever after
How can we`d be happy ever after