Lyrics The Happiness Index - Tim Finn , Andy White

We all want to be happy
We all want to be free
Said the King of Bhutan
"Forget the GDP"
We need a new measure
For where things are at
I'm taking back control of the stats

The Happiness Index
Coming through loud and clear
An internal assessment
Not a means to compare
But the Happiness Index
Was posing a threat
So they made it a contest
Bad luck for Chad

Our political leaders
Don't like self-regard
In case we end up looking too hard

The Happiness Index
Rises and falls
Like the moon and the tide
Inside of us all
The Happiness Index
By royal decree
Take a look at ourselves
How hard can that be
How happy are we

In Dublin and New Plymouth
They're gathering privately
In London, Tehran, New York
Saying "War will set us free"
While we're hunting in the bushes
And we're swinging in the trees

They tell you grass is greener
When you're living on the opposite hill
And if you don't get in line
You'll miss out when others will
It's a sad sick situation
When strongmen rule the circus
The clowns would do a better job
Of looking after the workers

The Happiness Index
Coming through loud and clear
An internal assessment
Not a means to compare
The Happiness Index
By royal decree
Doesn't have to be complex
How happy are we
How happy are we

And now the Happiness Index

Finland's on top
Then come the Swedes
Chad is the saddest
The saddest is Chad