Happy Being Me

Album: The Art Of Love And War (2007)
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Songfacts®:

  • This song is about Stone dealing with her congestive heart failure, which hospitalized the singer for a few days in 2006.
  • In a Q and A with the Associated Press, Stone said this was her favorite song off the album, saying: "I really like 'I'm Happy Being Me,' because it speaks to a nation of people instead of a genre of people."

Comments: 1

  • Cj from Stl, MoThe song, Happy Being Me, has definately struck a chord in me. Currently it is my favorite song.
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