The Way to Be Happy

They say finish your school, get your degree

That's the only way to finally be free

But nobody told me 'bout the debts I’d owe

Or how it feels to be just another in the show

They say find a job, make a good career

But I’ve been working for years, and I’m still stuck here

Climbing ladders that seem to go nowhere

Trading my time for a life I don’t even share

(Chorus)

They say it's the way to be happy, to thrive

But this road's just a trap, and I’m barely alive

I’m chasing dreams that I didn’t even choose

And growing up just feels like there's more to lose

(Verse 2)

They say get a house, settle down real quick

But the mortgage feels more like a chain, not a pick

Of freedom or peace, like they promised me

Turns out adulthood is a locked-up fantasy

They say start a family, raise up your own

But no one tells you how much you feel alone

With the weight of the world on your shoulders now

Is this the happiness they preached about somehow?

I’m chasing dreams that I didn’t even choose

And growing up just feels like there's more to lose