Shallow Happiness

Verse 1

I met a man with a mansion on the hill

Twenty cars and a fountain made of stone

He said son I got everything a dollar bill can buy

But I never felt so lonesome on my own

He poured his whiskey slow and stared across the room

Said money buys a mirror not a friend

I been rich since I was twenty-two and I'd trade it all tonight

For one honest hand to hold me till the end

Pre-Chorus

So I drove back to my trailer

With the paint chipping off the door

And I thanked the Lord for everything

That I could never buy before

Chorus

Shallow happiness

Shines like glass and cuts you deep

Shallow happiness

Keeps you warm but not asleep

You can stack it to the ceiling

Still be empty underneath

Oh shallow happiness

Ain't the kind of joy I keep

Verse 2

My daddy worked the mill for thirty years

Came home tired but he always wore a smile

He said boy the good Lord gave you two strong hands

And a heart that's worth a whole lot more than mine

I never had a dime to spare for fancy things

But I had supper and a porch to watch the stars

Now I see that man up on that hill alone

Counting all his money counting all his scars

Pre-Chorus

So I'll take my rusted pickup

And the woman who still loves me like I am

Cause the richest folks I ever known

Never owned a single gram

Chorus

Shallow happiness

Shines like glass and cuts you deep

Shallow happiness

Keeps you warm but not asleep

You can stack it to the ceiling

Still be empty underneath

Oh shallow happiness

Ain't the kind of joy I keep

Fiddle Solo

Bridge

Gold don't hug you back at night

Gold don't know your name

I would rather eat beans on a Tuesday

Than a steak with nobody to blame

Chorus

Shallow happiness

Shines like glass and cuts you deep

Shallow happiness

Keeps you warm but not asleep

You can stack it to the ceiling

Still be empty underneath

Oh shallow happiness

Ain't the kind of joy I keep

Post-Chorus

No no no

Ain't the kind I keep

No no no

Ain't the kind I keep

Outro

Ain't the kind I keep