Peanut M&Ms: April 2007

It wasn't until a dear friend pointed out these lyrics to me that I thought much of this song by Martina McBride. However, once I really thought about them, they really changed my whole outlook on some things. All girls (& guys) need encouraging at some point. We feel sorry for ourselves, but that's the worst thing to do, because no matter what we think, once you start the pity party, it keeps going until only you yourself end it. Hey, I am so guilty of this and I think girls struggle with it the most. Feeling sorry for themselves. I want all of you to just take these words with you, and when you start to feel a pity party coming on, remember that you can be thankful and happy in every situation that you are in.

Happy Girl

by Martina McBride

I used to live in a darkened room
Had a face of stone
And a heart of gloom

Lost my hope I was so far gone
Cryin' all my tears
With the curtains drawn

I didn't know until my soul broke free
I've got these angels watching over me

Oh watch me go
I'm a happy girl
Everybody knows
That the sweetest thing you'll ever see
In the whole wide world
Is a happy girl

I used to hide in a party crowd
Bottled up inside
Feeling so left out

Standing in a corner wearing concrete shoes
With my frozen smile
And my lighted fuse

Now every time I start to feel like that
I roll my heart out like a welcome mat

Oh watch me go
I'm a happy girl
Everybody knows
That the sweetest thing you'll ever see
In the whole wide world
Is a happy girl

Laugh when I feel like it
Cry when I feel like it
That's just how my life is
That's how it goes

Oh watch me go
I'm a happy girl
And I've come to know
That the world won't change
Just 'cause I complain
Let the axis twirl
I'm a happy girl

Oh watch me go
I'm a happy girl
Everybody knows
That the sweetest thing you'll ever see
In the whole wide world
Is a happy girl