Happy Enough
‘Happy Enough’ is a song written for Cal in Waitress, that was not used in the final musical. It was released in August 2019 on the Sara Bareilles EP, ‘What’s Not Inside: The Lost Songs From Waitress‘.
The song gives Cal an opportunity to sing to Jenna after the marriage of Dawn and Ogie, when she asks him if he is happy, and he replies, “I’m happy enough.”
The song was performed by Eric Anderson and Sara Bareilles, who came on stage to talk to the audience, at Eric’s final Broadway curtain call on 17 December 2017. She said: “It was in the musical, then it was out of the musical… we couldn’t have a 3 and a half hour musical. It’s a song that encapsulates the heart and soul of Cal, and it was written for this man here.”
Lyrics
I am my father’s first and only son
And my family worked till the job was done
We didn’t have much but we still had some
And I learned to be happy enough
I’m proud of everything I’ve earned and owned
And I built a business and I built a home
Someday you’ll read it on my slate head stone
That I was happy enough
Keep your head down
And enjoy what’s around you
Make solid ground on happy enough
The way that I see it
I have what I need
As long as I breathe
I’m happy enough
I get by on happy enough
I get by on happy enough
[Jenna]
I know you mean it and I envy that
I wish I felt that way too
But you’ve got a house, your health, your job, a husband
Girl, what else do you want?
We can’t have it all
Might as well take what’s coming your way
Sit and say “I’m happy enough”
Keep your head down
Enjoy what’s around you
Make solid ground on happy enough
