Verse 1 - Kids Eye View
JM: Everything is awesome, I smile so often
get all fired up just seeing a fire truck,
just skipping to the music backyard playing ball
all the live long day cause its all greatSleep: I couldnt wait to start my day off lace my stadia's up
hopped over the fence to my neighbors spot
wake up wake up knock knock invade the layer
with talks about playing mortal combat all day on SegaJM: All my buddies we be down like rail spikes
t-p your house, put potatoes in tailpipes
pulling pranks outasite sneaking out at night
being out all night for me it just feels rightSleep: Man I hope Im not last to get picked for kick ball
cuz if I do Im going back to the crib for Pit Fall
and Im not coming out till that glorious sound
of the snow-cone lady coming around!CHORUS
IF YOU SMILE, IT'LL LAST A WHILE
IT'LL GET YOU THERE, WHEN IT GETS WILD...
IF YOU SMILE FOR ME, WHEN I LOOK AT YOU
SO THAT I'LL KNOW , I'M NOT ALONEVerse 2 - Runaway Teen
JM: Back in the days when i was a teenager...
LSD dealer puttin numbers in my pager
Starter caps raiders jacket at the mall
racking gear buying beer yelling yes yes yallSleep: I used to riggity rock pokadots and criggity cross colors
break out into a dance routinefter I dropped a hot verse
(no lie)and I laugh about it now
(i was so high) dont ever think I came back downJM: I was learning bout loyalty chilling with my crew
we be drinking by the traintracks, talking about who you'd do
jennifer or jessica or hillary or emily
if you anyone took my girl, 'they were the enemy'Sleep
But these are the days were making memories
you can't take em away...
Rolling a bucket while we pass the j, it goes fast away,
and laughs get cast away if you forget to smile.Chorus
IF YOU SMILE, IT'LL LAST A WHILE
IT'LL GET YOU THERE, WHEN IT GETS WILD...
IF YOU SMILE FOR ME, WHEN I LOOK AT YOU
SO THAT I'LL KNOW , I'M NOT ALONEverse 3 - All Growed Up
JM: I be getting buzzed, rubbed every which way
and every single day of the year in the mirror
i get weirder and weirder looking /aging crooked ways/
smile/ look at those dog gone graysSleep: Fell fast hit the ground twice
found out that I didnt know much about life
the sparkle in my eye reduced to a mood-light
and friendships turned into sellouts in the moonlightJM: And it makes you scared of me...
you always got somewhere to be
Your supposed to smile
when it don't seem fair to meSleep: Its hard to make sense of this madness recreation turns habit
reconciliation needs to happen
so i can get some peace for now...and keep reachin out
sometimes you gotta re-teach yourself how to smile...CHORUS 2
Smile. Better last a while,
gotta be prepared when it gets wild,
If you smile for me, i'll sing a song for you...
so that you'll know...Your not alone.