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Glad to Be Unhappy Lyrics by Portia Nelson

On Your Toes (1952 Studio Cast)

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[FRANKIE]
Look at yourself
If you had a sense of humor
You would laugh to beat the band
Look at yourself
Do you still believe the rumor
That romance is simply grand?
Since you took it right
On the chin
You have lost that bright
Toothpaste grin
My mental state is all a-jumble
I sit around and sadly mumble
Fools rush in, so here I am
Very glad to be unhappy
I can't win, yet here I am
More than glad to be unhappy
Unrequited love's a bore
And I've got it pretty bad
But for someone you adore
It's a pleasure to be sad
Like a strayin' baby lamb
With no mammy and no pappy
I'm so unhappy
But oh, so glad
Unrequited love's a bore
And I've got it pretty bad
But for someone you adore
It's a pleasure to be sad
Like a strayin' baby lamb
With no mammy and no pappy
I'm so unhappy
But oh, so glad
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Portia Nelson

Portia Nelson

About “Glad to Be Unhappy” by Portia Nelson

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