Lynda Lemay "La course au bonheur" lyrics

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La course au bonheur

Il a fallu que je tombePour me sentir deboutIl a fallu que je plongePour ne pas me briser le couIl a fallu que j'arrêteDe courir

Presque failli mourirPour me sentir renaîtreFallu me reconnaîtrePour ne pas me haïrIl a fallu que j'arrêteDe m'enfuir

[Refrain]

Je mettais ça sur le dosDu travailJe mettais ça sur le dosDe l'ennuiJe te tournais le dosEt j'attendais tes brasQue tu ne tendais pasEt je t'en voulais tropAlors que c'était moiQui avait oublié...

Que la vie c'est plus courtQue la course au bonheurLa vie c'est quelque joursLa vie c'est quelques heuresEt la fin du parcours...Me fait peur

Il a fallu que je sombrePour ne pas me noyerLa vie c'est une secondeDéjà presque écouléeQuand je m'en suis rendue compteJe t'ai cherché

[Refrain]

Qu'il faut pas trop attendreAvant de se faire plaisirTout ce que l'on demandeFaut savoir se l'offrirIl a fallu que j'arrêteDe courir

Il a fallu que je m'assoiePour me sentir plus grandeQue je regarde en moiPour enfin te comprendreIl a fallu que j'arrêteDe pleurer

Alors que c'était moi...Alors que c'était moi...Qui t'avais oubliéQui m'étais oubliée...

The race to happiness

I had to fallTo feel I'm standingI had to diveTo not break my neckI had to stopRunning

Almost had to dieTo feel myself being rebornHad to acknowledge myselfTo not hate myselfI had to stopFleeing

[Chorus]

I put that blame onWorkI put that blameOn boredomI turned away from youAnd I waited for your armsWhich didn't reach out to meAnd I begrudged you too muchBut really it was meWho'd forgotten...

That life is shorterThan the race to happinessLife lasts a few daysLife lasts a few hoursAnd the end of the journey...Frightens me

I had to sinkTo prevent drowningLife is a secondAlready almost overWhen I realized thatI looked for you

[Chorus]

I put that blame onWorkI put that blameOn boredomI turned away from youAnd I waited for your armsWhich didn't reach out to meAnd I begrudged you too muchBut really it was meWho'd forgotten...

That you shouldn't wait to longTo indulge yourselfAll that we ask ourselvesWe have to be able to offerI had to stopRunning

I had to sitTo feel tallerTo look into myselfTo finally understandI had to stopCrying

But really it was me...But really it was me...Who'd forgotten youWho'd forgotten myself...

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