Happiness walked out on me many years ago
He's made a life for himself
New friends, places to go
In a distant foreign land, so far from me
I've missed him
Like the flowers miss the spring
Like the long tall meadow grass
Longs for a gentle breeze
When will you return to me
When will you return
Happiness ... my prodigal son

Many, many moons gone bye
I've made a place for myself
But it only exists in my mind
It's where I like to go, when I'm alone
I've given it a name, I call it home
I'd like to take you there sometime
Share a bite and a laugh
Then sing till morning comes
When will you return to me
When will you return
Happiness ... my prodigal son

But in the confusion of the day
The ninety nine vs. one lost sheep
I feel the wind swirling up
My father's voice calls to me
Moving faster now
Dizzy, full of doubt
Faces of the past
My father calls to me
I see a shadow on the ground
A silhouette across the plain
Could it be he's come back now
Could it be the lost is found

I wake as if from a dream
My eyes full of sand
Tears running down my cheek
Light in tunnels
Distant lands
Was this just a dream
When will you return to me
When will you return
When will you return to me
When will you return
Happiness ... my prodigal son