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"Happy to Be Here"

Copyright 1990, Tano Music

Words & Music by Tom Sperrazzo

Finding my feet on unusual ground

And a road I can follow;

I can't tell if I'm lost or I'm found,

Or what may happen tomorrow.

 

Feeling the beat of the place where I'm bound,

Drawn to an end that I can't see;

Looking around and enjoying the sounds,

Letting the mystery enchant me.

 

But I'm HAPPY TO BE HERE, there's a lot I can know:

Like how the stars and the moon glow,

And where do the sea and the streams flow.

 

Finding my feet on unusual ground 

And a road I can follow

I can't tell if I'm lost or I'm found,

Or what may happen tomorrow.

 

But I'm HAPPY TO BE HERE, there's a lot I should know:

Like how the stars and the moon glow,

And where does the river of life flow.

Song facts:

  • Written for my daughter Phelicia when she told me about a trip to Belize

  • My daughter's knickname as a volleyball player was "Flo"--and Phelicia is translated as "Happy"--those are the little lyric tricks in here

  • Chord structure in the bridge makes heavy use of the 7th's with the 7th tone in the bass

  • Exact same chord structure is used in other songs written 20 years later: "Givin' It Up (for Lent)", "Dear Vera", "Summit March"

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