There's a man sitting down by the 405
Hitting some kind of tune on his raving guitar
He seems stranded in a desert of a million dreams
Just like life hasn't been exactly as nice as it seems

Heelo! How are you?
Why are you looking so sad on a day like this?
Do you feel like talking?
Now you got me started

I wanna see a smile on your clueless face
Yeah yeah yeah
You could be so happy on this brand new beautiful day
You could be so happy like kids getting ready to play
Come on and bring it on, on and on
Nothing that you do is wrong
Come along and don't drag it on
You can be so happy

You say your girlfriend is pretty
Yeah she's waiting at home
Yeah she's waiting at home
Got a save job
And you can call a little house and a chevy your own
It all seems perfect but ain't perfect
Just as boring as hell
You've been craving for this
And now you're stuck, just a snail in it's shell
All that matters is that you can be free to live your live
The way you sincerely feel it
Cause life's too short
You don't wanna be a prisoner of your own illusions
And I shout it out

You could be so happy
Yeah you got somebody to love
You could be so happy
Ain't that good enough
Ain't no use to sit and drag it on
Thinking 'bout the mess you've done
Nothing's wrong, just bring it on
You could be so happy

There's a man sitting down by the 405
Got a smile on his face
Thinking: 'What a wonderful life'