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Happiness is Pink Jellybeans

Happiness is jumping in a pool of pink jellybeans
Feeling the cool candy on my skin
Happiness is enjoying the pleasures of life
Without worrying about confessing my sins

Whoever said that we are gluttons
For biting juicy pears on the beach
Must never have felt the sand in their toes
They must have placed their own soul out of reach

And what about greed? It's not all that bad
To bury a pile of chestnuts for the spring
All animals do it, so why shouldn't we?
If it's greedy to love yourself, let it be

Lust is the one that makes pastors blush
Yet it's one of the greatest joys in the body
A kiss and a dance, laughter and romance
Why did we ever label this happiness as naughty?

Have you ever seen a cat sad when it naps?
It is okay to sometimes be lazy
The body needs rest as does the mind
Or the world will set fire from the crazy

If happiness is a sin, then let me smile in hell
Looking up at the do-gooders above
For to live is to err, to cry, and to sing
Happiness is pink jellybeans and pure love


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