Verse 1
Well I’ve been pacing this room
For forty hours
Crawlin’ up the walls
And tryin’ not to call
And I saw you walkin’ in a supermarket out
I’ve been sayin’ you were
Cuz you have the biggest smile
And I’ve been thinkin’ o’ you
In the mornin’ times
You woke me up so soft
Off-guard, the world ain’t kind
I pull you in
And you kiss me through a grin
And you say you miss me
When you were busy sleepin’
Chorus
What if I said, happy instead
Is the way I reckon you should be
And if you call you’d say that you’re okay
And I’d be wishin’ I was there
Cuz you’re happy instead
Happy instead
Verse 2
And I’ve been dreamin’ of the life we woulda had
Happy at times but mostly just mad
Maybe it’d ‘a worked out
Maybe it’d ‘a been fine
But everyday your smile ain’t showin’
Seems a waste o’ time
Chorus
So what if I said, happy instead
Is the way I reckon you should be
And if you call you’d say that you’re okay
And I’d be wishin’ I was there
Cuz you’re happy instead
Happy instead
Bridge
And it’s been ten years
I hadn’t called you once
But you called last night
And my child up and jumped
He asked who you were
And you did the same
Handed me the phone
And I couldn’t recall your name
Chorus
What if I said, happy instead
Is the way I reckon you should be
And if you call you’d hear that I was okay
And you’d be wishin’ you was there
Cuz I’m happy instead
Happy instead
Oh I’m happy instead
Happy instead
What if I said
Happy instead
Is the way I reckon I should be
And if you call you’d hear that I’m okay
And you’d be wishin’ you was there
Cuz I’m happy instead
