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Happy (Is a Bumpy Road)

The Supremes
Track 31 on This is The Story: The ‘70s Albums, Vol. 1: 1970-1973 (The Jean Terrell Years) 

Producer

Frank Wilson
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Happy (Is a Bumpy Road) Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Here I go again
I see your footsteps running up and down my brain
And in my darkest hour
I see your face (I see your face)
If I can see you, why can't I be with you?
I know the mountain's high
But we can climb if we try

[Chorus]
Ohh, happy is a bumpy road
We can make it, I know
Ohh, happy is a bumpy road
We can make it, I know (If we try)

[Verse 2]
Like children holding hands
If you slip, I know I will help you stand
'Cause in my solitude
You give me hope (You give me hope)
So if I can see you, why can't I be with you?
I know the struggle's great
But buried arms we can break, I know

[Chorus]
Ohh, happy is a bumpy road
We can make it, I know
Ohh, happy is a bumpy road
We can make it, I know (If we try)
Yeah
[Bridge]
So if I can see you, why can't I be with you?
(Baby, baby)
I know the struggle's great
But buried arms we can break, I know

[Chorus]
Ohh, happy is a bumpy road
We can make it, I know
Ohh, happy is a bumpy road
Love is a heavy load
Ohh, happy is a bumpy road
We can make it, I know
Happy is a bumpy road
Oh, love is a heavy load
Said, happy is a bumpy road
Oh, love is a heavy load
Ohh, happy is a bumpy road
(Love is a heavy load, oo-ooh, if we try)

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This is The Story: The ‘70s Albums, Vol. 1: 1970-1973 (The Jean Terrell Years) (2006)
  1. 1.
    Up the Ladder to the Roof
  2. 2.
    Then We Can Try Again
  3. 3.
    Everybody’s Got the Right to Love
  4. 4.
    Wait a Minute Before You Leave Me
  5. 5.
    You Move Me
  6. 6.
    But I Love You More
  7. 7.
    I Got Hurt (Trying to Be the Only Girl in Your Life)
  8. 8.
    Baby Baby
  9. 9.
    Take a Closer Look at Me
  10. 10.
    Then I Met You
  11. 11.
    Bill, When Are You Coming Back
  12. 12.
    The Loving Country
  13. 13.
    Together We Can Make Such Sweet Music
  14. 14.
    Stoned Love
  15. 15.
    It’s Time To Break Down
  16. 16.
    Bridge Over Troubled Water
  17. 17.
    I Wish I Were Your Mirror
  18. 18.
    Come Together
  19. 19.
    Is There A Place (In His Heart For Me)
  20. 20.
    Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye)
  21. 21.
    Shine on Me
  22. 22.
    Thank Him For Today
  23. 23.
    This Is the Story
  24. 24.
    Nathan Jones
  25. 25.
    Here Comes the Sunrise
  26. 26.
    Love It Came to Me This Time
  27. 27.
    Johnny Raven
  28. 28.
    Have I Lost You
  29. 29.
    Time and Love
  30. 30.
    Touch
  31. 31.
    Happy (Is a Bumpy Road)
  32. 32.
    It’s So Hard for Me to Say Goodbye
  33. 33.
    Tears Left Over (Missing Lyrics)
  34. 34.
    Eleanor Rigby (Missing Lyrics)
  35. 35.
    I Ain’t Got The Love Of The One I Love (Missing Lyrics)
  36. 36.
    Can’t Get You Out Of My Mind (Missing Lyrics)
  37. 37.
    Take A Look Inside (Missing Lyrics)
  38. 38.
    Still Water (Love) (Missing Lyrics)
  39. 39.
    Take Your Dreams Back (Missing Lyrics)
  40. 40.
    I Don’t Want To Own You (I Just Want To Love You) (Missing Lyrics)
  41. 41.
    Chained To Yesterday (Missing Lyrics)
  42. 42.
    If I Were Your Woman (Missing Lyrics)
  43. 43.
    I Ain’t That Easy To Lose (Missing Lyrics)
  44. 44.
    And I Thought You Loved Me (Missing Lyrics)
  45. 45.
    It’s Too Late (Missing Lyrics)
  46. 46.
    May His Love Shine Forever (Missing Lyrics)
  47. 47.
    Your Wonderful Sweet, Sweet Love
  48. 48.
    Floy Joy
  49. 49.
    A Heart Like Mine
  50. 50.
    Over and Over
  51. 51.
    Precious Little Things
  52. 52.
    Now the Bitter, Now the Sweet
  53. 53.
    Automatically Sunshine
  54. 54.
    The Wisdom of Time
  55. 55.
    Oh Be My Love
  56. 56.
    I Guess I’ll Miss the Man
  57. 57.
    5:30 Plane
  58. 58.
    Tossin’ and Turnin’
  59. 59.
    When Can Brown Begin?
  60. 60.
    Beyond Myself
  61. 61.
    Silent Voices
  62. 62.
    All I Want
  63. 63.
    Once in the Morning
  64. 64.
    I Keep It Hid
  65. 65.
    Paradise
  66. 66.
    Cheap Lovin’
  67. 67.
    Bad Weather
  68. 68.
    Love Train (Unedited Alternate Mix)
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1971
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