What Makes You Happy

Liz Phair · whitechocolatespaceegg [1998]

But don't worry, Mom

I met him in a restaurant

And all this time, I've been getting to know him



He's got an ex-wife in Pasadena

And sometimes she's a mess

To deal with

But mostly, we've been living here uninjured



There's a silence, and she says,

"Listen here, Young Lady

All that matters is what makes you happy

But you leave this house knowing my opinion won't

Make you love me if you don't care to"



I'm sending you this photograph

I swear this one is gonna last

And all those other bastards were only practice

I feel the sun on my back

I smell the earth in my skin

I see the sky above me like a

Full recovery



"Listen here, Young Lady

All that matters is what makes you happy

But you leave this house knowing my opinion won't

Make a difference if you're not ready" (2x)