Measured in Happiness

Trouble with the trolley aye Everybody wanna flex the money they've got Or show off the nice shoes that they've bought Tell us how many chicks they bag Or diamonds on they hand they have It's an ass epidemic Trying to look as successful as The Pats in two thousand and seven Forgetting they lost in the desert Man it's so pathetic Man it's such a shame when you see it So many people cry out for attention but never receive it And I do believe if They found happiness in themselves And actually suffered through hell They talked to a therapist Sought out a specialist And put in the work to get help They would feel worthy of loving themself Society tells us that money is power, and power is all that you need But when I had money, as much as I wanted, man I didn't feel the reprieve The money it suffocates, strangles your throat and, it's hoping you struggle to breath Man I could buy anything, whatever I wanted, so I got some rope in the hopes I could leave But I worked on my troubles I struggled and struggled Now look at the way that I am I talked and I mumbled My pain quickly doubled But when I was done I felt like a completely new man So I'm urging, I'm hoping, I'm telling, I'm praying That you go in search of whatever you can I guarantee you'll return and you'll thank me you saying Like; Barry you've done it again I spent so much time in a hole in my life I'd forgotten what happiness was But now that I'm in it, I'm constantly winning and feels so amazing because I ain't worry bout insecurities Or hide my flaws I find more Joy in life Than before I do chores Feel good man I run far Feel good man I'm not sure Feeling good will ever be topped and I just want more man Why do we keep it a secret the level of happy we're currently at If I had a dollar for every time I said fine at the moment that someone would ask I'd hold all the power, I'd have lot's of shoes and diamonds, and chicks in my bag And probably be sad at the thought of the perfected season I lost and I defs coulda had So I'm gonna show off my happiness Even with others around in the depths or despair The same way we show off the items we purchased To people collecting welfare You say that it's selfish But think of the message I'd share I went from sad and depressed To floating on air And all that it took was a moment to care And sitting my ass in that chair So throw all your caution to wind and do just as Shaggy does And hold really fast, on all your beliefs and preach it like Atticus And when you are feeling like I have been feeling you'll say man Barry he carried us So f*ck the economy anyway Cause I think that wealth Should be measured in happiness