There was a monster at my door He was the kind you can't ignore He tried to get underneath my skin He wanted to make me just like him You know he never even heard a word of mine He was too busy playing monster all the time So I pretended to agree with what he said So I could retreat to my happiness Happiness is the best revenge When I can't win the battle that I'm fighting in I just go back to my life again 'Cause happiness is the best revenge Happiness There was a dragon on the boulevard As I was singing in my car Breathing her fire and blowing smoke I couldn't see where she wanted to go You know she never even heard a word of mine She was too busy playing dragon all the time So as she started heading east I headed west Oh, so I could retreat to my happiness So lucky when you have a life to Run away from the things that haunt you Some people just gotta rage instead 'Cause they can't get away From the monsters in their heads [chorus]