Verse 1
They say money can’t buy you happiness,
Can’t fix a heart or clean up a mess,
Can’t make a woman stay when she’s gone,
Can’t rewind when the night goes wrong.
But it’ll fire up an old V-8,
Put tires on it, put a smile on your face,
Might not save your soul or change your luck,
But it’ll sure buy a little pickup truck.
Chorus
Money can’t buy you happiness, I know,
But it’ll buy a truck and a shiny bass boat,
A tailgate cooler packed full of beer,
Every one of your buddies hangin’ right here.
No, it won’t fix love or make life fair,
But it’ll buy a weekend you don’t care,
Yeah, it ain’t buyin’ happy, that’s a fact,
But buddy, look at all it buys you back.
Verse 2
It won’t buy grace or a mama’s prayer,
Won’t teach your kids how to play fair,
Can’t buy time when it slips away,
Can’t stop Monday from comin’ Sunday late.
But it’ll buy a lake and a line to throw,
Gas in the tank, somewhere to go,
A little peace when the world gets loud,
A longneck crackin’ into right now.
Chorus
Money can’t buy you happiness, I know,
But it’ll buy a truck and a shiny bass boat,
A tailgate cooler packed full of beer,
Every one of your buddies hangin’ right here.
No, it won’t fix love or make life fair,
But it’ll buy a weekend you don’t care,
Yeah, it ain’t buyin’ happy, that’s a fact,
But buddy, look at all it buys you back.
Bridge
Happiness ain’t a thing you own,
It’s a Friday night and a free-roll tone,
Laughin’ loud, radio up too high,
Stars in the sky and nothin’ on your mind.
Final Chorus
Money can’t buy you happiness, they say,
But it’ll buy a good time anyway,
A truck, a boat, cold beer on ice,
Makes a rough life feel real nice.
No, it ain’t buyin’ happy, that’s understood,
But it buys enough to feel pretty good,
Yeah, money can’t buy you happiness,
But it buys a whole lot less stress.
Doug_Macedo
