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2026 · From the album THIS MUSIC MAY CONTAIN HOPE.

Happier Times Ahead.

by RAYE

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03 · Lyrics

"Happier Times Ahead."

Somewhere on a Saturday morning there's a girl in a window

(Girl in a window)

Watching people passing by as she clutches on her aching heart

(On her a-aching heart)

She's a sweet coffee sipper since life has been so bitter

She's learning how to live without the man who gave up on her

Now, love let her down

I need the band, I need the band, hmm

Somewhere in the traffic on Bond Street, a middle-aged man

Was driving his van

He's been awful low of late, but he'll never show his mates

He's a man's man

Working like a dog, a pile of bills to pay

The last lonely pint at the bar will be the highlight of his day

And every day the same (still, still, still, still)

Still, he must believe, happier times ahead

Life is not fair, life can be hard

But we only get one (we only get one)

Whatever may come (whatever may come)

Find a little faith to hold on, my friend

There will be happier times again

Oh-oh, yeah-yeah

Somewhere on the middle of England

Auntie Jean is up crying again

After 60 years of marriage her Roger has left her alone in a land of the living

Ooh, she's cried 100 seas

No one understands

The only one who'd get it isn't here anymore to hold her hand

Oh, oh her hand

Still, she must believe, happier times ahead

Life is not fair, life can be hard

But we only get one (we only get one)

Whatever may come (whatever may come)

Find a little faith to hold on, my friend

There will be happier times again (happier, happier, yeah, yeah)

Oh-oh, oh, yeah, huh

It can't rain forever, oh, 'ever

I don't know how, I

I don't know when

I don't know how or when

I don't, I don't

There must be happier

There must be happier

There must be happier times again

Repeat after me, happier times ahead

May you be loved, and may you feel joy

May you know peace that surpasses all understanding, I wish you this

And as I said, happier times (there will be happier times again)

Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah

Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah, oh

Oh-oh

Happier, happier

Happier, happier, happier, oh-ah

There must be happier

Happier, happier

Happier, happier, happier, oh-ah

There must be happier

Happier, happier

Happier, happier, happier, oh-ah

Da-da-da-da-da-da, da-da-da

Happier times are coming, don't you give up, just hold on

Happier times are coming, alright?

The sun exists behind the clouds, it's right there

Just hold on to happier times, alright darling?

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04 · FAQ

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When was "Happier Times Ahead." released?
"Happier Times Ahead." by RAYE was released on March 27, 2026 on the album "THIS MUSIC MAY CONTAIN HOPE.".
What album is "Happier Times Ahead." on?
"Happier Times Ahead." appears on the album "THIS MUSIC MAY CONTAIN HOPE." by RAYE.
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