The Sonny & Cher Book

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Are we really hippies Sonny?" Cher laughed while reading the newspaper.

"I guess so." Sonny said.

"I mean..where do they get that idea from?" Cher asked.

"Don't know. There's one thing I do know though." Sonny said.

"What do you know Sonny Bono?" Cher asked her husband.

"I know that I'm your hippie." Sonny said smiling.

"Aw." Cher said.

I belong, a long way from here

I put on a poncho and played for mosquitoes

And drank 'till I was thirsty again

We went searching, through thrift store jungles

Found Geronimo's rifle, Marilyn's shampoo

And Benny Goodman's cursive pen

Well, okay, I made this up

I promise you I'd never give up

Cher hated the word Hippie. It made her sound like a druggie. Sonny and herself never used substances for a good time. They had each other.

If it makes you happy

It can't be that bad

If it makes you happy

Then why the hell are you so sad?

"Cher....I've noticed you are kinda down lately. Why is that?" Sonny asked.

"Ah the newspaper. It's always saying something about us. I didn't want publicity like this and at such a young age." Cher said.

"Let's try to not focus on a newspaper. Let's focus on us. Just me and you okay?" Sonny asked.

Get down, real low down

You listen to Coltrane, derail your own train

Well, who hasn't been there before?

I come 'round, around the hard way

Bring you comics in bed

Scrape the mold off the bread

And serve you french toast again

Okay, I still get stoned

I'm not the kind of girl you'd take home

Cher nodded. She just didn't know what to do. The tabloids painted a picture of a couple of hippies in the music business. In real life Cher and Sonny were just husband and wife in the 60's not interested in physadelic

Rock.

If it makes you happy

It can't be that bad

If it makes you happy

Then why the hell are you so sad?

Sonny kissed Cher as he played with her beautiful long hair. She loved when he did this. It was their own little thing.

If it makes you happy

It can't be that bad

If it makes you happy

Then why the hell are you so sad?

The media wasn't always kind to Sonny and Cher. Hippies was just the beginning of the agony.

Some tabloids got talking about the 11 year age gap, some said Cher couldn't sing, some said Sonny looked like a hobo it was awful.

But despite everything the newspaper said they were still together.

We've been far, far away from here

I put on a poncho and played for mosquitoes

And everywhere in between

Well, okay, we get along

So what if right now, everything's wrong?

"Cher? You're thinking again." Sonny said.

"I'm sorry babe." Cher said.

"It's okay. I just want you to stop beating yourself up over mean words." Sonny said.

"I can't promise anything but I'll try." Cher said.

If it makes you happy

It can't be that bad

If it makes you happy

Then why the hell are you so sad?

"That's my girl!" Sonny smiled.