One, two, three, four.Dark skies, they're fallin' down on my head tonight But I looked up and I could clearlysee them move For a second I thought I was somewhere romanticlike Mississippi But I was walkin' down Chelsea BayouIt takes you by surprise the places you find yourself inOne minute you're here, next minute you're there and then you're goneIf there wasn't for a well-placed sense of directionYou could lose your head and simply carry on, carry onNow I'm walkin' back to happiness, oh yeahWalkin' back to happiness, oh yeahWalkin' back to happiness, I count you here, me and Helen walkin' on and onThe foghorns boom, the daylight gloom descends Too soon on wintry afternoonsThat frightened heart of youth is with me nowStill starin' out from its upstairs roomYou can take any road you wish toYes, you can swim to the furthest shoreBut you can be like Joe the Buck, babeAnd plug in to the planet's coreAnd go walkin' back to happiness, oh yeahWalkin' back to happiness, oh yeahWalkin' back to happiness, I count you here, me and Helen walkin' on and onThe foghorns boom, the daylight gloom descends Too soon on wintry afternoonsYou can take any road you wish toYes, you can swim to the furthest shoreBut you can be like Joe the Buck, babeWalkin' back to happiness, oh yeahI feel happy already, watch me smileSee me laughLater on, see me cryAs it gets colder and the night wears on a little bitI cool down, yes, I cool my heelsI remember my father and me down on the east bendWaitin' at these ships, sayin' they're leavin' hereSayin' they're leavin' hereWhere do they go, where do they go?Eastward home, eastward homeYes, I remember my father on the edge of the pierPointin' with his fingers, eastward home, eastward homeWe were walkin' back to happinessWalkin' back to happinessWalkin' back to happinessWalkin' back to happinessWatch me smileAnd here we goOne more timeOne more timeOne, two, three