Happy Instead Lyrics – Zach Bryan

[Verse 1: Zach Bryan]
Well, I've been pacing this room for forty hours
Crawling up the wall and trying not to call
And I saw you walking in a supermarket aisle
I didn't say a word 'cause you had the biggest smile

[Verse 2: Zach Bryan]
And I've been thinking of you in the morning times
You woke me up so soft that I forgot the world ain't kind
I pull you in and you kissed me through a grin
And you say you missed me when you were busy sleeping

[Chorus: Zach Bryan]
But what if I'd said happy instead
Is the way that I reckon it should be
And if you called you'd say that you're okay
And I'd be wishing I was there
'Cause you're happy instead, Happy instead

[Verse 3: Zach Bryan]
And I've been dreaming of the life we would have had
Happy at times but mostly just mad
Maybe it'd worked out, maybe it'd be fine
But every day your smile ain't showing
Seems a waste of time

[Chorus: Zach Bryan]
So what if I'd said happy instead
Is the way that I reckon it should be
And if you called you'd say that you're okay
And I'd be wishing I was there
'Cause you're happy instead, Happy instead

[Verse 4: Zach Bryan]
It's been ten years, I hadn't called you once
When 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: Zach Bryan]
What if I'd said happy instead
Is the way that I reckon I should be
And if you called you'd hear that I was okay
And you'd be wishing you was there
'Cause I'm happy instead
Happy instead
Oh, I'm happy instead, Happy instead

[Outro: Zach Bryan]
What if I'd said happy instead
Is the way that I reckon I should be
And if you called you'd hear that I'm okay
And you'd be wishing you was dead
'Cause I'm happy instead