Don’t Chase Happiness

Verse 1  
I used to chase the highs,  
ride the rollercoaster sky,  
thinking joy was in the spike,  
not the strength to sit inside.
Every time I climbed the mountain,  
I’d fall harder on the way,  
’cause I thought that being happy  
meant the pain should go away.
Pre-Chorus  
But if something has to rise,  
then it’s something that can fall.  
I got tired of the cycle,  
so I went beneath it all.
Chorus  
I don’t chase happiness,  
I chase peace.  
’Cause smiles can come and go,  
but stillness doesn’t leave.
There’s a difference between never feeling sad  
and being grateful for the life you have.
I don’t need perfect days to feel complete—  
I just need that quiet river running deep.  
I don’t chase happiness…  
I chase peace.
Verse 2  
You can have the bigger house,  
you can have the perfect skin,  
you can win at every contest  
and still lose yourself within.
’Cause the market sells you “happy”  
like a pill you have to buy,  
but the soul is only settled  
when you stop and look inside.
Pre-Chorus  
Happiness is weather,  
peace is where you build your home.  
One depends on what is happening,  
one is something of your own.
Chorus  
I don’t chase happiness,  
I chase peace.  
Not the rush that fades at midnight,  
but the calm when I can’t sleep.
You can keep the constant pressure to “be fine,”  
I’d rather tell the truth and still feel light.
I don’t need a life that never makes me weep—  
I just need a love that holds me when it’s deep.  
I don’t chase happiness…  
I chase peace.
Bridge  
So when the money’s good  
and my health is strong,  
when love is in my home  
and nothing’s “wrong,”
that’s when I check my heart  
and ask quietly,  
“Am I still here to serve,  
or did my ego take the seat?”
Tag  
If what I have can lift another,  
then the blessing’s being used.  
Peace is not just for my comfort,  
it’s the gift I pass to you.
Final Chorus  
I don’t chase happiness,  
I chase peace.  
’Cause joy without foundation  
can be gone in one heartbeat.
But when gratitude and presence  
wrap around the life I lead,  
I can walk through any season  
and still feel my spirit breathe.
If you’re tired of the searching,  
come sit down here next to me:  
we were never meant to chase a mood—  
we were born to live in peace.
Outro  
Let the world keep selling sunshine  
like it’s something you must earn;  
you are more than every outcome—  
you are peace that’s waiting to return.

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