One, two, three, four.
Dark skies, they're fallin' down on my head tonight But I looked up and I could clearly
see them move For a second I thought I was somewhere romantic
like Mississippi But I was walkin' down Chelsea Bayou
It takes you by surprise the places you find yourself in
One minute you're here, next minute you're there and then you're gone
If there wasn't for a well-placed sense of direction
You could lose your head and simply carry on, carry on
Now I'm walkin' back to happiness, oh yeah
Walkin' back to happiness, oh yeah
Walkin' back to happiness, I count you here, me and Helen walkin' on and on
The foghorns boom, the daylight gloom descends Too soon on wintry afternoons
That frightened heart of youth is with me now
Still starin' out from its upstairs room
You can take any road you wish to
Yes, you can swim to the furthest shore
But you can be like Joe the Buck, babe
And plug in to the planet's core
And go walkin' back to happiness, oh yeah
Walkin' back to happiness, oh yeah
Walkin' back to happiness, I count you here, me and Helen walkin' on and on
The foghorns boom, the daylight gloom descends Too soon on wintry afternoons
You can take any road you wish to
Yes, you can swim to the furthest shore
But you can be like Joe the Buck, babe
Walkin' back to happiness, oh yeah
I feel happy already, watch me smile
See me laugh
Later on, see me cry
As it gets colder and the night wears on a little bit
I cool down, yes, I cool my heels
I remember my father and me down on the east bend
Waitin' at these ships, sayin' they're leavin' here
Sayin' they're leavin' here
Where do they go, where do they go?
Eastward home, eastward home
Yes, I remember my father on the edge of the pier
Pointin' with his fingers, eastward home, eastward home
We were walkin' back to happiness
Walkin' back to happiness
Walkin' back to happiness
Walkin' back to happiness
Watch me smile
And here we go
One more time
One more time
One, two, three