[Verse 1]
I used to say when I grow up
I'd make the NBA, make a million bucks
Or maybe be an astronaut
That was all a little harder than I thought
I'd have my name up in the stars
The fancy clothes, the flashy cars
But that was back a couple dreams ago
Reality ain't quite like the TV shows

[Pre-Chorus]
And if I could go back
To when my teachers asked
What I wanna be one day
When I grow up, I'd say

[Chorus]
I just wanna be happy
Make a little living that'll last me
Couple rug rats in the backseat
Is that too much to ask?
I don't need the models and the money
Just a girl that really, really loves me
Take her back home to Kentucky
I'd be lucky if that's all I had
I just wanna be
Happy, happy, happy, ooh-ooh
I just wanna be
Happy, happy, happy, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh
[Verse 2]
And what's the point in being the best
When everybody that I used to idolize is depressed
No need to go flex
And move out to the west
And buy a mansion that I can't afford
And end up in debt, yeah

[Pre-Chorus]
And if I could go back (Go back)
To when my teachers asked (Teachers asked)
What I wanna be one day
When I grow up, I'd say

[Chorus]
I just wanna be happy
Make a little living that'll last me
Couple rug rats in the backseat
Is that too much to ask?
I don't need the models and the money
Just a girl that really, really loves me
Take her back home to Kentucky
I'd be lucky if that's all I had
I just wanna be
Happy, happy, happy, ooh-ooh
I just wanna be
Happy, happy, happy, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh