Country music superstar Kenny Chesney has released the lilting “Happy Does” as his next single!
“I don’t believe in preaching, and I sure don’t want to tell anyone how to live,” says the East Tennessee native. “But right now, I think we can all use something to lift us up. ‘Here And Now’ did such a great job reminding everyone how good living in the moment can be, it felt like the only song that could follow it was ‘Happy Does.’”
Written by Brock Berryhill, Brad Clawson, Greylan James, and Jamie Paulin, “Happy Does” considers a couple of characters who aren’t living the high life but are savoring every minute of their days right where they are. Embracing a late night quickstop cashier with a Marine Corps tattoo, who likes to tell his customers about the bands on the radio, and a young woman who opted to chase her musical dreams playing for tips in Boulder, both protagonists embody life not just lived, but loved on their own terms.
“That line about ‘every pickle jar dollar,’” Chesney marvels, “that was me in college, playing for tips in this little bar in West Virginia. I’d rent a pretty basic sound system, go over the line, set up, play three sets, tear down and drive home, so I could turn the stuff back in at the music store, go through the drive-in, get a breakfast sandwich and get on to class.
“To do what you love, to chase a dream is a really special thing. When you’re doing that, you find a whole lot of happiness with just a little bit of something. The chorus with the rope swing, the palm tree off the rearview mirror, a kiss from someone you love… With all this unknown and all this who knows, it felt like the song people were going to need this summer. The melody feels good, and the track makes you smile! So ‘Happy Does’ is a pretty good post-it note when you’re having a bad day, or even just a day.”
“Happy Does” Audio
“Happy Does” Lyrics
Ol’ Sunaco Charlie drives an ’87 Harley
Sells gasoline and what you drink 8 to 3 AM
Got a tattoo for the Corps and ex-wife number 4
Hummin’ along, schoolin’ ya on the songs on his station
He could be another one cussin’ the government, no, but he smiles
Got hundred reasons not to, but he’s the poster child for
Happy is as happy does
Grab a six-string, find a rope swing
Hang a palm tree in your truck
Drink a beer just because
Steal a slow dance in a rainstorm
And a kiss from who you love
Laugh and live with a half-full cup
Yeah, happy is as happy does
Some find it in the scripture or a Polaroid picture
Or flip a coin, heads, you’re goin’ to Tucson, Arizona
But it damn sure ain’t in the lookin’ back on the stuff you never did
Sometimes you’re gonna feel that, but life is better when
Happy is as happy does
Grab a six-string, find a rope swing
Hang a palm tree in your truck
Drink a beer just because
Steal a slow dance in a rainstorm
And a kiss from who you love
Laugh and live with a half-full cup
‘Cause, happy is as happy does
She’s a long way from the old her
In this mountain dive in Boulder
Every pickle jar, crinkled dollar takes her another mile high
Happy is as happy does
Grab a six-string, find a rope swing
Hang a palm tree in your truck
Drink a beer just because
Steal a slow dance in a rainstorm
And a kiss from who you love
Laugh and live with a half-full cup
When it’s all black clouds, find the sun
‘Cause, happy is as happy does
Happy is as happy does
Laugh and live with a half-full cup
