Far Away Happy Song

Somebody sings a happy song Somewhere far, far away; I'd go There, or I'd happily sing along Alas, my broken heart says no. My soul strives to reach this song And seeks like notes in my heart Alas, I wasted my strength long Ago, before this song did start. Quite early, I began to seek, to follow A fleeting dream of an earth's ideal I would grumble that it was hollow And that happiness seemed unreal, Earlier my soul searched at length, For my happy self, lost on a dark day; Until I will regain my lost strength I cannot join in the song, or the play.