Released as the third single from Kid Cudi’s debut album, Man on the Moon: The End of Day.

In his collaboration with MGMT and Ratatat, Kid Cudi discusses the lowlights of fame and fortune as well as the problems that haunted him following his father’s death.

It is the first track in the “nightmare” section of the album, as it leaves behind the album’s “dream” section.

Lyrics:

Crush a bit, little bit, roll it up, take a hit
Feelin’ lit, feelin’ light, 2 AM summer night.
I don’t care, hand on the wheel, driving drunk, I’m doin’ my thing
Rollin the Midwest side and out livin’ my life getting’ out dreams
People told me slow my roll I’m screaming out fuck that
Imma do just what I want lookin’ ahead no turnin’ back
If I fall if I die know I lived it to the fullest
If I fall if I die know I lived and missed some bullets

[2x]
I’m on the pursuit of happiness and I know everything that shine ain’t always gonna be gold, hey
I’ll be fine once I get it, yeah
I’ll be good.

Tell me what you know about dreamin’ dreamin’
You don’t really know about nothin’ nothin’
Tell me what you know about them night terrors every night
5 AM, cold sweats wakin’ up to the sky
Tell me what you know about dreams, dreams
Tell me what you know about night terrors, nothin’
You don’t really care about the trials of tomorrow
Rather lay awake in a bed full of sorrow

[2x]
I’m on the pursuit of happiness and I know everything that shine ain’t always gonna be gold, hey
I’ll be fine once I get it, yeah
I’ll be good.

I’m on the pursuit of happiness.
I know everything that shine ain’t always gold.
I’ll be fine once I get it.
I’ll be good.

[2x]
I’m on the pursuit of happiness and I know everything that shine ain’t always gonna be gold, hey
I’ll be fine once I get it, yeah
I’ll be good

Pursuit of happiness, yeah
I don’t get it, I’ll be good

[Narration:]
Oh man, oh, uh, room’s spinning, room’s spinning.
That was really quick.
Ah, fuck it
Oh, God, why did I drink so much and smoke so much, ah
Ah, fuck it

Directed by: Brody Baker
Composers: Scott Mescudi, E. Mast, M. Stroud
Producers: Alex Orlovsky, Josh Hartnett, KNOWMORE, Ratatat

2009