The Kids Lyrics

Lyric discussion by beer good 

Cover art for The Kids lyrics by Lou Reed

The really scary thing about this song is the way Lou spends most of it listing the shortcomings of the woman - "that miserable, rotten SLUT!" - making us think that taking her kids from her is probably best for all involved. Then once that idea has had time to sink in, WHAM. He hits us with the other side of it, the kids screaming their hearts out. Sadistic, and absolutely beautiful.

why "And I am much happier this way"? I can not figure it out...