Happy Ever After

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 be happy ever after Um by yay Est ce le South Africa 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 Um by yay Um by yay Um by yay Est ce le South Africa