Hello, boys and girls Hello, posterity If you can hear my voice You must still be free Here's a lonely song Written for your sake Here is some advice You may or may not take There's no crystal ball To show you the days There's no hanging lamp To light your way There's no hidden trail To navigate this land There is no one here To hold your hand There is one thing that I would like to know Please tell me Are you happy today? Tell me honestly Is the place where you stand Where you wanna be? If you're shaking your head You are wasting your time You are much too young To be resigned You will not be shown Where true love resides You'll be deep in debt Before you claim that prize Put faith in yourself Before you look above Spend more time than money On everyone you love And I'm telling you this now because I know How this life goes Are you happy today? Tell me honestly Is the place where you stand Where you wanna be? If you're shaking your head You are wasting your time You are much too young To be resigned And when you're thinking that your life's a mess 'Bout all the things that you don't possess Just be glad your heart is beating And one question there's repeating: Are you happy today? Tell me honestly Is the place where you stand Where you wanna be? If you're shaking your head You are wasting your time You are much too young To be resigned Don't be resigned Don't be resigned Don't be resigned Don't be resigned