I've gotta stay like this Cause if I don't then it'll show And they will know That I'm trying to hide all my pain What it takes to stay like this I've become everything I hate (uh) And I can't break, oh no I'm so blue Now you know I'm down Can you see right through me (mmm) I pay to be happy I pay to be (oh-ho) I pay to be (uh) I pay to be happy again I pay to be happy (oh ho) I pay to be (oh) I pay to be I pay to be happy again Oh, why am I like this Some might say that I'm obsessed With my happiness Oh, I smile to numb all the pain Oh, what it takes to stay like this Oh, my mind is up flames And I'm to blame (oh no) Well, it's just my luck That I don't give a fuck And I just want too much And I can't get enough No, no, no, no (oh oh ho) I pay to be happy I pay to be (oh ho) I pay to be I pay to be happy again I pay to be (oh) I pay to be (uh) I pay to be I pay to be happy again No, no, no I pay to be happy Uh-huh, I pay to be, (oh ho) I pay to be I just wanna, I just wanna Yeah, I pay to be happy Oh yeah I pay to be (oh ho) I pay to be (mmm, hmm) I pay to be happy again