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Don’t Need Much to Be Happy Lyrics by Mary Chapin Carpenter

Ashes and Roses

2012

[Verse 1]
Don't need much to be happy
Four walls and a roof overhead
Books and food in my belly
Cool sheets upon the bed
[Verse 2]
A fire that warms up December
The sound of a thaw in the eaves
Sometimes it's hard to remember
How tough we are to please
[Chorus]
All in good time
Somehow I find
Days that still shine
With a light
All in good stead
I'm safe and I'm fed
With dreams in my head
Good night
[Verse 3]
The feel of my hand being taken
Driving at night all alone
The breeze on a warm summer evening
And coming home
[Chorus]
All in good time
Somehow you find
Days that still shine
With a light
All in good stead
You're safe and you're fed
With dreams in your head
Good night
[Verse 4]
Don't need much to be happy
A friend to soften a fall
And something to show for my labors
After all
[Verse 5]
I had to learn to be grateful
I had to learn how to see
Mistakes that might have proved fatal
Are gifts I now receive
Credits
Mary Chapin Carpenter

Mary Chapin Carpenter

About “Don’t Need Much to Be Happy” by Mary Chapin Carpenter

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"Don’t Need Much to Be Happy" is credited to Mary Chapin Carpenter. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Don’t Need Much to Be Happy" appears on "Ashes and Roses" in 2012.

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